A Thai-made slouch/cowboy hat, originally worn by a member of 556th Civil Engineer Squadron, RED HORSE (Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer). Based in U-Tapao Air Base, Thailand between 1966 - 1969. The hat is made from a lightweight ripstop nylon material and features a cotton sateen trim, a vinyl sweatband and two mesh screen eyelets on either side of the crown for ventilation.
The hat displays the following additions:
Thai-made patches that read ‘RED HORSE’, ‘RED HORSE THAILAND’, ‘556 C.E. SQ RED HORSE’ and a US-made Meyer Inc. Red Horse DI pin.
Overall very good condition with signs of real wear as seen - There is some slight deformation and the snaps on the brim/crown no longer function properly. The brim has been sewn to the crown to maintain shape.
Size Small
This hat appears in our 'Artefact Archive' in the "Headwear of the Vietnam War" article. Click HERE to learn more and view our curated archive of Vietnam War-era headwear
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