Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Gendarmerie Em/Nco’s Field Cap Auction surrounded by the inscription "VITTORIO

surrounded by the inscription "VITTORIO EMANUELE III RE D'ITALIA"

Frank Alfred Edward Cooke went overseas to France on October 14

Vaughn 4th Regiment of Illinois

for them to wear when they were shot down so that they would not be mistaken for downed Allied fliers and shot

An oval shaped silvered zink

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Gendarmerie Em/Nco’s Field Cap Auction surrounded by the inscription "VITTORIO(Gendarmerie Einheitsfeldmtze fr Mannschaften). A very well preserved Gendarmerie EM NCOs field cap, constructed of police green wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side panels, scalloped at the front, providing optional ear and neck protection to the wearer. When not in use, the panels are rolled up and secured in place at the front with a single pebbled magnetic metal button which emanates from the right flap and meets a reinforced