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Colonel James C. Hughes’ cotton garrison cap. Hughes wore the cap while commanding a Philippine regiment during World War II and kept it through the three years he was a Japanese prisoner of war. He wore it for a September 1945 photograph taken shortly after his release.

As a Kansan Hughes is among a select number of soldiers who served in a major military expedition as well as two world wars. As a photographer took more than 600 images documenting his time at the Mexican border in 1916 and in Europe during 1919. As a Japanese prisoner of war in World War II, Hughes kept a daily diary and, upon liberation, brought home items from his imprisonment. He and his family donated most of these items to the Kansas Museum of History.

More information at: https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/james-clark-hughes/19881

Details

  • Title: Garrison cap
  • Creator: U.S. Army
  • Date Created: 1941
  • Location Created: Phillipines
  • Subject Keywords: James C. Hughes, Hughes, World War II, WWII, Military uniform

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