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American helmets in Normandy museums.


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Or a bob :D you know the British coin.

 

 

You mean Her Majesty's former "shilling" which became obsolete in 1971 when we adopted decimal currency?! ;)

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Ian or others, what is that thing on the side of Gavin's helmet ? is it a Insignia of some sorts ? it almost looks like a VII Corps Patch type crest.

 

 

VII Corps patch type DI.

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Great shots of great lids, this thread should be considered for the reference section.

 

Well done :thumbsup:

 

Thanks Dwight! ;)

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Thanks for taking the time to post all of these Ian! I have seen most of them in person at the museums and you did a great job of photographing them from behind glass! Some spectacular helmets there, although I think you're right about some of the displays, I see a few that appear to possibly be re-creations for the purposes of display. I may be wrong but some seem just too perfect or mint to be originals.

 

Thanks again, it was a great virtual tour for those of us who couldnt make Normandy this year!

 

Cheers,

 

Rick

 

 

Thanks Rick...Il était mon plaisir! :thumbsup:

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Thanks for posting these - its like a virtual vacation. You just saved me airfare & expenses. There is an airborne helmet on the first page wrapped with cord. Is that WW2 era det cord?

 

Tom

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manayunkman

Great show Ian. Any interesting stories to go with these and what museums do they come from ?

M

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Thanks Manay. Well, most had cards or captions but if I itemized them all it would take me a month of Sundays! :o

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What a thread!! :thumbsup: How many memory chips did you take along??? :w00t:

 

Just two. More than enough capacity. 638 shots in total edited down to about 375.

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Thanks Manay. Well, most had cards or captions but if I itemized them all it would take me a month of Sundays! :o

 

 

How about one or 2 ?

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Hmmmm...I'll see what I can do...tomorrow! I didn't arrive home until 0300hrs UK time today so I'm about to hit the proverbial sack. Having fun in Normandy is very tiring you know! :lol:

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Another interestingly marked liner. "Monitoring" what? Or, was it worn by a crewman aboard one of the Monitors which bombarded the shore before the landing craft went in? :think:

 

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Hmmmm...I'll see what I can do...tomorrow! I didn't arrive home until 0300hrs UK time today so I'm about to hit the proverbial sack. Having fun in Normandy is very tiring you know! :lol:

 

The older I get the more tired I get.

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You mean Her Majesty's former "shilling" which became obsolete in 1971 when we adopted decimal currency?! ;)

 

Bob' s your Uncle :lol:

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VII Corps patch type DI.

 

 

Yes, that would be what I'm seeing as well doyler, but did Jumping Jim wear that DI on his Pot on D-Day ? :think: photos ?

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Another interestingly marked liner. "Monitoring" what? Or, was it worn by a crewman aboard one of the Monitors which bombarded the shore before the landing craft went in? :think:

 

post-8022-1339363096.jpg

 

 

I actually picked up a nice trench art ashtray made from a shell used in the main guns of one of those monitors uss lcs L 3 #4. It is a 3-in-50 cal mk 3 mod 3 shell casing. Not sure if this one participated in the D Day landings or not. Interesting little boats....

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General "Jumpin" Jim Gavin's helmet.

 

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Is that Gavin's uniform with the helmet? I quite recently met a Brother at my Scottish Rite who served under Gavin in WWII.

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Ian,

Welcome back and thanks for bringing all this to the forum!! Great job!!

 

Thanks Troy! (Unfortunately, the only named musettes I saw were in museums!) ;)

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Thanks for posting these - its like a virtual vacation. You just saved me airfare & expenses. There is an airborne helmet on the first page wrapped with cord. Is that WW2 era det cord?

 

Tom

 

I think it probably is Tom..yes.

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I'll add some more from July of 2011 :thumbsup:

 

A lot of the same, from a different angle perhaps.

 

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This one was 82nd airborne. My saliva's probably still over the place in that museum:

 

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Mozley's:

 

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