Dixie Cup Cap of Clayton Gulsvig

Object/Artifact

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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Dixie Cup Cap of Clayton Gulsvig

Description

A white, US Navy dixie cup cap.

Use

Dixie caps were issued by the United States Navy as a part of a sailors' uniform.

Context

Worn by Clayton Gulsvig, a Fireman who served aboard the USS Laffey (DD-724) during World War II.

Collection

Clayton Gulsvig

Acquisition

Accession

2017.18

Source or Donor

Joanne Gulsvig

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1943 - 1946

Update Date

April 4, 2025