Hat Badge Man @ Love Field

[Robert Howard]

Ed,

Is this the same uniform cap as seen in DP?

It was my understanding that the white caps belonged to officers in the Traffic Division.

The difference I see in the picture below is the color of the bill - white vs black.

Perhaps the black bill was used by sergeants and above, or maybe had something to do with Love Field security.

Steve Thomas

The following link lists the 56 Dallas Police Officers who comprised the Dallas Police Department’s contingent assigned to Love Field.

http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/...mp;relPageId=39

If the individual in question is a Sgt., a candidate would be Sgt. O. A. Heifner, there appears to be little mention of him in the Warren Commission Documents, and subsequent investigations.

[Michael G. Smith]

Ed,

Is this the same uniform cap as seen in DP?

It was my understanding that the white caps belonged to officers in the Traffic Division.

The difference I see in the picture below is the color of the bill - white vs black.

Perhaps the black bill was used by sergeants and above, or maybe had something to do with Love Field security.

Steve Thomas

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FWIW-My thoughts have been [through visuals and such] most police depts. of that era used white hats. Using differnet colored bills were used, I suppose for divisions as mentioned. But from what I have noticed,

airline pilots, state troppers, and military, seemed to use solid matching colored hats. The white hats, as mentioned, were used by local police depts, county depts, etc...... of that era. when this changed, I dont know. Just my opinion, FWIW -smitty