The cap was worn by a World War II and Korean War commander, Douglas MacArthur, from 1936 to 1961 during many important moments in history. He wore the hat while he led the surrender of Japan ...

The five-foot-ten MacArthur had shed nearly twenty-five pounds on a diet of half rations. His normally close-cropped and thinning hair, which he often hid under his officer’s hat, had grown long ...