king802 Posted December 16, 2007 Share #1 Posted December 16, 2007 Some of you may have seen this before on the MCF site. Named Fixed bail belonging to Lt Col George J Grant. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king802 Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share #2 Posted December 16, 2007 ETO Bar on the rear of the shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king802 Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted December 16, 2007 Inside of shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king802 Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted December 16, 2007 Westinghouse liner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king802 Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted December 16, 2007 ID Bracelet with name, ASN and home address. l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted December 16, 2007 Share #6 Posted December 16, 2007 Very nice ID'd helmet! It adds a human element to a lid when you know who wore it. Do you have pictures of Grant to go along with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted December 16, 2007 Share #7 Posted December 16, 2007 man--- i like that! send it up--- it will look very nice next to my red bull!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duarte1223 Posted December 16, 2007 Share #8 Posted December 16, 2007 Man, that's a good looking helmet. A named Lt. Col. with welded insignia is definitely going to be my next big purchase. Thanks for sharing! Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmax Posted December 16, 2007 Share #9 Posted December 16, 2007 Great helmet, it's not common to see LtCol's marked helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king802 Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share #10 Posted September 21, 2009 Thought i would resurect this one from the past - couldn't get any more info on this one. Lt Col Grant came from PA i think (all my collection is in storage at the moment so cant check) Anyone know of any more leads where to look. I would love to indentify his unit. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raddock Posted September 22, 2009 Share #11 Posted September 22, 2009 very nice, do you know what division/regiment he served in? also could we see a shot of inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted September 22, 2009 Share #12 Posted September 22, 2009 With the information that you have, you should be able to request his records from St. Louis. But does NARA mail overseas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Bill Kelso Posted September 22, 2009 Share #13 Posted September 22, 2009 CONGRATS!!! :twothumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake_E Posted September 23, 2009 Share #14 Posted September 23, 2009 Yep congrats, a fancy one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king802 Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share #15 Posted June 17, 2011 Thought i'd bring this up again in the hope that somebody on the forum would be able to find some info on Lt Col Grant. The records office drew a blank. Anyone know if he comes up on the online Officers rosters ? I did try looking but it was far too complicated for me :crying: Any ideas on where i can try as i would love to establish what unit he served me. Any help would be much appreciated. Regards Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravecreek Posted June 18, 2011 Share #16 Posted June 18, 2011 Really nice helmet ! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpsmancollector Posted June 19, 2011 Share #17 Posted June 19, 2011 Great helmet Rich, this is just how they should look! Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squad leader Posted June 19, 2011 Share #18 Posted June 19, 2011 With the information that you have, you should be able to request his records from St. Louis. But does NARA mail overseas? Yes, NARA mails overseas. I requested several soldiers records from St-Louis in the next past months and I have received the "Fire" letter... Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squad leader Posted June 19, 2011 Share #19 Posted June 19, 2011 Nice ID'd helmet Rich ! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king802 Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share #20 Posted March 18, 2012 After many dead ends I finally stubbled across a newspaper article and obituary for George J Grant. He was a career soldier who enlisted before the war. He was Ordance Officer for General George Patton and Commander of the 320th Ordance Bn. The 320th served in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe. I also have a few leads to follow up on. Surprising what you can find by playing around with Google. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken88 Posted March 19, 2012 Share #21 Posted March 19, 2012 Yes, NARA mails overseas.I requested several soldiers records from St-Louis in the next past months and I have received the "Fire" letter... Dan. I can confirm, unfortunately received the fire letter as well and a partial record :crying: But they do mail overseas :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king802 Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share #22 Posted March 19, 2012 I can confirm, unfortunately received the fire letter as well and a partial record :crying: But they do mail overseas :thumbsup: When i first approached St Louis back in 2007 i got told the records were lost in the fire. All they did manage to find was his separation file when he left the Service at Fort Bragg. 2nd Army, 4th Service Command. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britfan Posted December 8, 2014 Share #23 Posted December 8, 2014 If anyone that was involved with this post is still looking for information on Ltc George J Grant I am his son and would be interested in speaking to you. I accidentally stumbled on this site and would like to know how you acquired my fathers helmet. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britfan Posted December 13, 2014 Share #24 Posted December 13, 2014 Rich, I found some pictures of my father and info on his service during the war. I would send it but can't due to file being too big for this forum. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king802 Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share #25 Posted December 14, 2014 Hi Alex, I'll send you another message. I appreciate your help. Thank you very much. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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