Refer to Emerson: Encyclopedia of United States Army Uniforms (Chapter Seventy-four), Stanton: U.S.
To the extent that other services had and/or still have this style of headgear, I leave their nomenclature to someone else). I believe that the Army's black beret has preempted this question (for now) but I still have my garrison cap in reserve. and foreign military forces, service academies, airlines, police, security, and other organizations. Various military outfits the world over wear garrison caps, also known as side caps, each with their own insignia. The garrison cap terminology was official throughout WWII (and beyond) although the overseas cap name never entirely disappeared from popular use (along with several more colorful names for this style of cap). Bernard Cap specializes in the manufacture of fine quality uniform apparel and headwear for U.S. A garrison cap is a type of military head wear, with straight sides and a creased crown.
As the leftover stock of the overseas cap dwindled, the Army introduced the garrison cap, in 1938, as an updated version of the overseas cap. During the 1920s and 1930s authorized wear of the field cap spread throughout the Army. The overseas cap soon returned as the field cap for wear by Air Corps officers (alternative service hats being obviously unsuitable for wear in the open aircraft cockpits of that era). The Army introduced the overseas cap during WWI and discontinued its use soon after Armistice. While reading this topic I realized I have been wrong all of these years. Deze garnizoen caps zijn op maat gemaakt en gecertificeerd. , Sizing: S 56 cm (to fit head size 54-55 cm) M 57 cm. Private purchase, not size marked but about 27 centimeters measured flat. heeft een enorme collectie robuuste garnizoen caps inclusief tactische uitrustingen en vesten. These Mister B Leather Garrison Caps are the ideal accessory to complete your leather military outfit. While in garrision stateside I thought this is where the more formal dress caps were worn and that is why they were called garrision caps. Wool Enlisted Mens garrison cap with blue infantry piping and beige silk lining. I thought what is being referred to here as garrison caps were actually called overseas caps as they took up very little space to pack away while being stationed overseas in lets say a combat zone.