USMF Challenge! Post your WWI 26th Division helmets. Can we create a complete online collection to display?

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Hello all!

 

I’m starting this thread to see if the USMF members can put together a complete:

 

WWI 26^th Division online helmet collection??

 

So if you have one or know of someone else who does, let’s get them posted here. If complete enough, maybe we can get it pinned as a reference.

 

I will start with a cheat sheet of the main insignias known, but if you have other variations, trench art ones etc. post them. But please, let’s keep this to 26^th Division marked WWI helmets only!

 

Thanks Troy

 

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I will start it off with my 103rd Inf Regt. 26th Div.

 

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And here is my 102nd Field Artillery helmet, front and back.

 

 

Back is painted with "Delia-Mae" possibly nickname of the soldiers artillery piece or a girlfriend, wife, Mother etc.?

 

[paulyp99]

101st Field Artillery

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Motor Dispatch.

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101st Engineers.

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Here's my 101st Sanitation Train Lid

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Q.M.C.

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And my 104th. that's my entire offering from the 26th.

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These next five are some of the more obscure ones, and are courtesy of Scott Kraska/Bay State Militaria.

 

51st Infantry Brigade HQ

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52nd Infantry Brigade HQ

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101st Ammunition Train

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101st Supply Train

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101st Mobile Ordnance Repair Section

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Wow, these are great! Never seen some of these. Is there a complete diagram of all known 26th Div Insignias?

 

Here is what we've checked off so far from the sheet above;

 

 

I'll update as we get them.

 

Troy

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Also, just because one has been posted already, doesn't mean you can't post yours. It's nice to see the similarities and differences in the same unit markings!

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Any more out there??

[ww1collector]

Here is my 26th Division HQ helmet ID'd to Captain the Reverend Michael J.O'Conner.He was first the 101st Infantry Chaplain and then the Division Chaplain. It has a full liner and chinstrap. I also have his 1926 uniform with tunic, pants, piped overseas cap and Victory medal. I will post the group later.

[aef1917]

102nd MG Bn.

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Here are the rest of the known insignias from Scott Kraska's article.

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Love the ID'd Chaplain's helmet! Great!!

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Here are the rest of the known insignias from Scott Kraska's article.

 

AEF,

 

Great reference, Hope you don't mind if I copy and edit it as we post them?

 

Thanks again Troy.

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Okay, I'll try and keep up on what we have documented so far:

 

 

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Here's a picture of all that have been posted so far:

 

 

 

[RedLegGI]

I don't have any pots to contribute, but I must commend you on your idea here, great work!