U.S. Army W.A.A.C. (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps) Officer's Dress Cap, World War II Issue

These rare military caps are manufactured by various milliners and are sold without a cap badge: $150.00

One piece only, as photographed, is complete with a REPRODUCTION cap badge $200.00.

In 1942, when women first began volunteering for service in the U.S. Army Women's Auxiliary Corps (W.A.A.C.), they were segregated into solely female units apart from male soldiers.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The officer's cap badge in the photograph and the two side-buttons securing the cloth chin strap feature the original W.A.A.C. walking eagle motif, whereas cap badges and buttons attached to Regulation U.S. Army uniforms and headgear feature the Great Seal of the United States instead. The two versions differed because the W.A.A.C. was not an official component of the U.S. Army at the time*.

*The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was officially signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 14, 1942, but it wasn't until July 1, 1943, when women officially entered the regular U.S. Army as soldiers, awarding them all the rank, privileges and benefits of their male counterparts. In 1978 the Women's Army Corps (WAC) was officially disbanded and all women-only units were integrated with male units.

From army.mil/women/history/wac

The cap in the photograph would be a prized addition in any World War II U.S. Army collection.

It was produced by GARFUNKEL MAKERS INC. and is dated May 14, 1943.

Although the cap itself is genuine Government Issue, the officer's cap badge is a quality REPRODUCTION.

The cap is virtually in mint condition, though the edges at the crown are ever-slightly crushed from 50 years in storage at Kaufman's Warehouse No. 3.