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2 US ARMY OFFICER'S DRESS HATS - WEST POINT 1915

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2 US ARMY OFFICER'S DRESS HATS - WEST POINT 1915
2 US ARMY OFFICER'S DRESS HATS - WEST POINT 1915
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Two U.S. Army Officers Hats .1 - Full dress artillery officer?s hat. Made by WM. H. Horstmann Company, Philadelphia. The bullion is nicely raised giving a three dimensional effect. The hat is clean, appears to be void of moth nips, only the slightest wear by one button side. The interior is in very good condition as well. Measures 9"x10"x5", weighs 10 oz. This hat belonged to Full Colonel Raymond Marsh, West Point Class of 1915. A distinguished graduate of West Point in 1915, he was ranked 35th in "The Class the Stars Fell On". Of the 164 graduates that year, 59 (36%) attained the rank of general, more than any other class in the history of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, hence the expression. Colonel Marsh, like many of his classmates went on to have a long and illustrious Military career. 2- Full dress artillery officer?s hat, c. with the slip that reads Raymond Marsh Jr., Major. This hat belonged to Lt. Colonel Raymond Marsh, Jr., a graduate of the Citadel, George Washington University and the son of Full Colonel Raymond Marsh. It measures 9"x11"x6 and weighed 1 pd 10 oz with wood hat mold. This hat does have some wear and small holes. Total weight both 2 pds to ship. PROVENANCE: Marsh Family By Descent. Over the years, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has graduated thousands of officers who have gone on to do great things with their lives. Two Presidents of the United States and 75 Medal of Honor recipients are West Pointers. But no other single class has been quite as successful as the Class of 1915. The Class of 1915 was comprised some of the most famous names in the history of the U.S. Army, including Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley. There were 164 graduates that year and over one third, 59 total, went on to become generals, spawning the nickname ?The Class the Stars Fell On.? All told, two of them were named as five-star Generals of the Army, two others became four-star generals, seven made lieutenant general, 24 pinned on two-stars, and 24 made brigadier. To top it all off, Dwight Eisenhower was elected as the 34th President of the United States. REF: We are the Mighty.
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older one is in very good condition, newer one with wear. see pictures
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2 US ARMY OFFICER'S DRESS HATS - WEST POINT 1915

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