Original U.S. WWII Crush Cap & Ephemera Army Air Corps Grouping - Earl J. Mathewson U.S. Flare Guns and the date

and the date

it was decided that a ball finial should replace the spike (ostensibly to protect horses from injury)

as is the the connection to the handle

Metal work is good and in a nice worn blued finish

During the retreat there were many desertions

Original U.S. WWII Crush Cap & Ephemera Army Air Corps Grouping - Earl J. Mathewson U.S. Flare Guns and the dateOriginal Items. Only One Group Available. This is a great lot belonging to Army Air Corpsman Earl J. Mathewson Jr. The group includes his Crush cap, dog tags, insignia, and a great deal of ephemera including ten of his notebooks which all have some degree of notes or writing in them. He spent a great deal of time training in the Army Air Corps, becoming a lieutenant. The group includes: Mathewsons Army Crush cap with a wrap around chinstrap and great