robinb Posted December 6, 2019 #1 Posted December 6, 2019 Reposting this as I mistakenly deleted the thread. I bought this helmet from the family but they didn't know if W.H.Wetherbee had served in the Marine Corps or Navy. I added the EGA as there is a hole that lines up with the grommet in the liner. Is it a clue as to how the name is stamped? First initials then last name; is that a Navy way of stamping or is it a USMC thing? Sometime you see the last name first then the initials last.
AustinO Posted December 6, 2019 #2 Posted December 6, 2019 There is a USN William (NMI) Weatherbee who floated around the Pacific in 46-47 on LCIs/Transports, based on East Coast enlistment could be this guy: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53940441/william-h_-weatherbee Couldn't find a WH Weatherbee in the USMC.
AustinO Posted December 6, 2019 #4 Posted December 6, 2019 Could possibly be a reissued helmet, or if a Marine would be a post KW enlistment (thus not on the rolls).
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