Costa Posted October 3, 2017 Share #1 Posted October 3, 2017 just a heads up guys. it looks like a good 1-- if not ill be damned! #322797998705 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamingeagles101 Posted October 3, 2017 Share #2 Posted October 3, 2017 Wow, thanks for letting everyone on here see it Now I don't stand a chance Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamingeagles101 Posted October 3, 2017 Share #3 Posted October 3, 2017 Since this one has been brought up, does anyone know what the bugle means? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntssurplus Posted October 3, 2017 Share #4 Posted October 3, 2017 I think it means an officer rank. Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonm Posted October 3, 2017 Share #5 Posted October 3, 2017 Wow, thanks for letting everyone on here see it Now I don't stand a chance Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Gecko Posted October 3, 2017 Share #6 Posted October 3, 2017 Didn't see this one until it was posted here. Will definitely watch it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted October 4, 2017 Share #7 Posted October 4, 2017 Heres a link to the auction http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-World-War-II-2-US-Army-Helmet-Bugle-Bugler-w-Liner-M-1-/322797998705?hash=item4b28429271:g:OsoAAOSwVaVZ0aJ2 Has the name been researched?? JAMES L ADAMS...Does the rolls say he was a Normandy vet? Not all Blue striped helmets are Normandy related. The one I have which is named I recall the vet was Shore Party but was in the Aluetians and haven't researched further Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john k Posted October 4, 2017 Share #8 Posted October 4, 2017 Did it disappear already? Edit; Never mind, Doyler linked it. Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted October 4, 2017 Share #9 Posted October 4, 2017 I think it means an officer rank. Hunt Its a Bugler.They wore the insignia as a specialty on the upper left arm or part of the Petty officers rank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted October 4, 2017 Share #10 Posted October 4, 2017 Hi Ron - I did a cursory search, and based on commonality, there are scores of "James L. Adams"es. Unless there are further markings / ID, this might be a tricky one. Heres a link to the auction http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-World-War-II-2-US-Army-Helmet-Bugle-Bugler-w-Liner-M-1-/322797998705?hash=item4b28429271:g:OsoAAOSwVaVZ0aJ2 Has the name been researched?? JAMES L ADAMS...Does the rolls say he was a Normandy vet? Not all Blue striped helmets are Normandy related. The one I have which is named I recall the vet was Shore Party but was in the Aluetians and haven't researched further Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted October 4, 2017 Share #11 Posted October 4, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted October 4, 2017 Share #12 Posted October 4, 2017 Hi Ron - I did a cursory search, and based on commonality, there are scores of "James L. Adams"es. Unless there are further markings / ID, this might be a tricky one. YEs...like being named Smith here....or JOHN ADAMS.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anton67 Posted October 4, 2017 Share #13 Posted October 4, 2017 Cool helmet. It is a shame the name is so common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron bender Posted October 4, 2017 Share #14 Posted October 4, 2017 Not that this matters, but as a point of interest to me, the seller I'd consider as honest when saying they know nothing of military items. Seller also has an 80's GI wool/poly scarf, still clearly tagged, as a WW2 US GI scarf…for what it's worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted October 4, 2017 Share #15 Posted October 4, 2017 Here is the shore party helmet I mentioned. I havent researched it further or sent for the records Maybe he's listed on the muster rolls. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/65077-navy-m1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntssurplus Posted October 4, 2017 Share #16 Posted October 4, 2017 Its a Bugler.They wore the insignia as a specialty on the upper left arm or part of the Petty officers rank Oh Thanks Hunt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamingeagles101 Posted October 4, 2017 Share #17 Posted October 4, 2017 Any guesses on what this one is gonna go for? I'm in it to win it I'm thinking we'll over 5k Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pararaftanr2 Posted October 4, 2017 Share #18 Posted October 4, 2017 The name appears to be "James I. Adams". If so, there is a Mus2c by that name on the muster roll for USS Wyoming in May 1942 and USS Alabama from August 1942 to February 1943. By July 1943, he was back on the Wyoming and his rating is shown as Bug1c, having changed the month before. Wyoming was a gunnery training ship, and Alabama served in the PTO, so no D-Day connections, but no telling where this individual was after that as the trail grows cold. Regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill47 Posted October 4, 2017 Share #19 Posted October 4, 2017 Fold3 lists a James L. Adams, USN 342-96-07, as a bugler serving in the Pacific as of July 1944 (on the USS Attu, CVE-102), which is the earliest online record I can find for him. He enlisted in April 1944 in Kansas City, MO. If this is the guy, my guess is that he did not directly participate in the D-Day landings but rather served ashore (briefly) after the landings and before he went to the Pacific. The fact that the helmet has the gray band only means that he was a Navy guy performing some type of shore duty in Normandy; it doesn't necessarily mean he was there on D-Day. His service record would answer important questions, but that's not available on such short notice. An obituary might also help, but I can find none online. Hope this helps those who are interested in the helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamingeagles101 Posted October 4, 2017 Share #20 Posted October 4, 2017 Fold3 lists a James L. Adams, USN 342-96-07, as a bugler serving in the Pacific as of July 1944 (on the USS Attu, CVE-102), which is the earliest online record I can find for him. He enlisted in April 1944 in Kansas City, MO. If this is the guy, my guess is that he did not directly participate in the D-Day landings but rather served ashore (briefly) after the landings and before he went to the Pacific. The fact that the helmet has the gray band only means that he was a Navy guy performing some type of shore duty in Normandy; it doesn't necessarily mean he was there on D-Day. His service record would answer important questions, but that's not available on such short notice. An obituary might also help, but I can find none online. Hope this helps those who are interested in the helmet. Great info you found! Could it be that these bands were also used in the PTO for shore duty? Or is that only a D day thing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill47 Posted October 4, 2017 Share #21 Posted October 4, 2017 Great info you found! Could it be that these bands were also used in the PTO for shore duty? Or is that only a D day thing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Have read that the gray bands were used in Operation Dragoon, during the invasion of southern France in August 1944, but I've never seen reference to them in the Pacific. Maybe someone with more knowledge of the PTO can help here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share #22 Posted October 4, 2017 the seller is in Pennsylvania and possibly the vet was from there also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zsmith Posted October 4, 2017 Share #23 Posted October 4, 2017 Fold3 lists a James L. Adams, USN 342-96-07, as a bugler serving in the Pacific as of July 1944 (on the USS Attu, CVE-102), which is the earliest online record I can find for him. He enlisted in April 1944 in Kansas City, MO. If this is the guy, my guess is that he did not directly participate in the D-Day landings but rather served ashore (briefly) after the landings and before he went to the Pacific. I'm thinking that James Adams didn't go to Normandy at all. It shows he enlisted in April 1944 and then in July he shows up on the Attu muster rolls as being received from PSNY Bremerton, WA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchangelDM Posted October 4, 2017 Share #24 Posted October 4, 2017 Any guesses on what this one is gonna go for? I'm in it to win it I'm thinking we'll over 5k Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5k :-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted October 4, 2017 Share #25 Posted October 4, 2017 No positive connecting to Normandy. I would be careful on this one guys. It looks period legit but no proof of being on Normandy. So far all name research points to PTO. I suppose it's possible that this paint scheme could have been used elsewhere besides DDay. What did a bugler even do in the Navy besides bugle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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