Name/Title
WW-I army cap worn by Edward J. Kelly, 1917-1918Entry/Object ID
2005.2.1Description
ACC. NO. 05.2.1
SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: WW- I
DATE OR PERIOD: 1917-18
OBJECT: CAP, MILITARY
DESCRIPTION:
A KHAKI-COLORED WOOL MILITARY UNIFORM CAP. INTERIOR IS LINED AND HAS A LEATHER SWEATBAND. MANUFACTURER'S NAME IS NOT INDICATED.
SIZE: L 11-1/2" X H 6".
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A WW-I ARMY CAP WORN BY EDWARD J KELLY, LONGTIME ALAMEDA RESIDENT. HE ATTENDED LOCAL SCHOOLS AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY WHEN THE MUSEUM WAS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT OF THE ALAMEDA FREE LIBRARY. MR KELLY SERVED IN THE ARMY DURING WW-I AND SERVED TIME IN FRANCE. THE LATE MR KELLY LIVED AT 1112 WILLOW STREET, ALAMEDA.
THIS COLLECTION WAS GIVEN TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND NOT ASSIGNED A CATALOG NUMBER UNTIL JANUARY 15, 2005.
DONOR:
CATALOGED: JANUARY 15, 2005Interpretative Labels
Label
11/22/2020 MvL: current sign:
World War I US Army Service Cap
and "victory" medals
A woolen service cap, a US
Victory Medal and the French
Croix de Guerre
