Germany, Heer. An EM/NCO’s M43 Field Cap, Vienna-Made Newly Listed Footnote: The Order of the

Footnote: The Order of the Quetzal was established in 1936 and is bestowed by the Government of Guatemala

having been recovered from the sunken hull of the USS Oklahoma

slightly frayed on the edges from where it was cut

to the Adriatic Sea south of Ortona

listing him under his 6th Battalion Rifles service number (6291)

Germany, Heer. An EM/NCO’s M43 Field Cap, Vienna-Made Newly Listed Footnote: The Order of the(Heer Einheitsfeldmtze M43 fr Mannschaften). A Heer EM NCOs M43 field cap, constructed of field grey wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side panels, scalloped toward the front, providing optional ear and neck protection to the wearer. When not in use, the panels roll up and secure in position with two pebbled aluminum buttons which emanate from the right panel and meet an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left. The crown is