The utility cover, also known as the utility cap and eight-pointed cover, is the United States Marine Corps cap, worn with their combat utility uniform. It is an eight-pointed hat, with a visor similar to a baseball cap. It is worn "blocked", that is, creased and peaked, for a sharper appearance. A version is also worn as part of the U.S. Navy's Navy Working Uniform.
History
The utility cover was first issued in World War II, with the Herringbone Twill utility uniform issued in 1943. It was based on a US Army field cap design and a railroad engineer cap. World War II Marines nicknamed it the raider cap from its use by the Marine Raiders. It was made from herringbone twill until 1959, when the material changed to cotton sateen.
See also
- Boonie hat
- Patrol cap the United States Army and United States Air Force equivalent.
- Side cap
References
- Uniforms of the Marine Corps from MarineParents.com: A Place to Connect & Share(tm)
- Marine Corps ALMAR ->MCBUL 1020. MARINE CORPS UNIFORM BOARD MEETING NR 190 AND 191
- Marine For Life – Marine Corps Uniforms
- New Navy Working Uniform and Service Uniform Concepts Approved
- "USMC WW II HBT Uniform". www.olive-drab.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- "Field Cap". www.olive-drab.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- p.26 Rottman, Gordon L. US Marine Corps 1941-45 Osprey Publishing, 1995
- p.18 Gilbert, Ed US Marine Corps Raider 1942-43 Osprey Publishing, 2006
- Marine Corps Utility Cap
- Vietnam Marines 1965-73. Osprey Publishing. 1992-11-26. ISBN 9781855322516.
External links
Media related to Utility covers at Wikimedia Commons