Color of paint on USN helmets

[HoovieDude]

Gray and original OD Navy lids..

[uplandmod]

Amazing Helmets!

 

My next helmet purchase will be a WWII Navy one!

 

Time to get a Higgins boat crew impression together.

 

Leonardo

[MattS]

I don't have much to offer in the way of naval helmets, just this one damage control one I posted before. It came with late clip-on straps attached.

[USMC-RECON0321]

My fixed bail came from a WWII corpsmen grouping (many years ago when no one wanted WWII US stuff) that also included the navy jumper with the 1st Marine Division patch.

 

Tim

 

 

 

Maybe I'm seeing things, but if this came from a "WWII Corpsman grouping" it looks like he used a Vietnam era EGA??

[Scarecrow]

My two humble contributions to this thread I have previously posted in "Groupings". But thought it appropriate to add here also.

 

The 1st helmet pictured belonged to a PT Boat crewman, John J. O'Reilley. It is a fixed bail.

The 2nd helmet belonged to my great Uncle CMM Antone L. Braga. Purple Heart recipient after sustaining injuries during a Japanese aerial attack on the USS Nicholas in "Iron Bottom Sound" It is a swivel bail.

 

[RT-VIPER]

Great helmets everyone! Has anyone come across any WWII or Korean War era UDT marked or linked helmets? I am looking for some refernce photos for a friends display.

[chumsjo]

I could not resist! As previously mentioned, the lack of any standards as to paint and abbreviations, and the decades of service a M1 might serve in the USN, make determination of the period difficult. So, what the heck! I threw a bunch in together! Most are WWII and some are identified, some PTO and some ETO. The "CAPT." is my latest recruit, rather dull compared to some, belonging to Lt Humsjo who skippered the LCI 502 and dropped British Infantry off on Gold Beach on D-Day. He latered skippered the LSM 524 in preparation for the Japanese Invasion. He passed on in 2008. A few others I have put in separate posts.........jpstout

 

 

I am curious if you still have the helmet of Lt. Stephen Humsjo.

Lt. Stephen Humsjo got to take the overseas trip for the 50 anniversary of D-Day. He loved talking of his ship and the dropoff.

[doyler]

Back top the top to see if others can be added to the pinned thread on USN helmets

[SergeantMajorGray]

This helmet belonged to LT. Edgar Gene Trombly who was the head damage control officer on the USS Puget Sound destroyer tender of the coast of Vietnam in 1968. He did a excellent job painting the ship insignia on both sides of his helmet.

 

[SergeantMajorGray]

Here is the most interesting helmet on the USS North Carolina and here is a link to most of the helmets I photographed.

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/181860-helmets-aboard-the-uss-north-carolina-bb-55/?hl=battleship

 

 

[SergeantMajorGray]

Here's one of mine another Vietnam era helmet if anyone can tell me what CMC means I would appreciate it.

 

[SergeantMajorGray]

Here is a Navy PASGT XO's helmet

 

[SergeantMajorGray]

My MK2 Talker helmets.

[SergeantMajorGray]

Not mine unfortunately.

[SergeantMajorGray]

XO's helmet of the USS NC.

[slickdogmess]

Here's one of mine another Vietnam era helmet if anyone can tell me what CMC means I would appreciate it.

cmc.jpg

 

Probably Command Master Chief

[hink441]

I agree "CMC" means Command Master Chief. He would be the senior enlisted man on the boat.

 

Here is one I own.

 

[subsystem4]

There are some great helmets and info in this thread.

[BROBS]

VERY NICE THREAD.

 

I recently picked up a USN grey painted helmet... I will try to snap a pic sometime.

 

-Brian

[Screamingeagles101]

WW2 schlueter M1 belonging to Harry W. Parker who fought on the USS SAN JUAN(1942-1944) and the USS Bunker Hill(1945) I believe this is the helmet had was wearing while on the Bunker Hill.

[Screamingeagles101]

WW2 schlueter M1 belonging to Harry W. Parker who fought on the USS SAN JUAN(1942-1944) and the USS Bunker Hill(1945) I believe this is the helmet had was wearing while on the Bunker Hill.

[L11-VELASCO]

Dear Gents

 

Here is my first thread and my first day in this forum,First I want to learn so much about you to collect US M-1 helmets from WW2,and second I will share with you all my new items,at the moment I do own only 2 WW2 M-1 helmets and one is from US NAVY,it was a gift from a friend from the States,another friend opened a thread about it for comments and only a few comments there and so when I saw this thread talking about USN paints on shell I thought may be you can light me if this dark blue paint on my US navy shell is WW2 or postwar as I was said for another friend than USN M-1,s paint was light grey or llight blue and how many types have you seen in text book(pics and comments)

 

Finally if you any similar paint of mine,please post pics to see.

On the other hand what is the name:sailor,s ship,s???????????

 

Thanks for helping me and happy to be in this Forum and I hope to share with you too many items in future

 

Fernando

 

My friend,s thread about my pot

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/221497-us-navy-m-1-helmet-opinions-please/?hl=%2Bnavy+%2Bhelmet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[doyler]

Your answer can be found in this topic.Vew all 6 pages and you will see the various colors

 

There are other topics as well on Navy painted helmets.

 

Ship board helmets were painted with what ever color was at hand.

 

The dark grey blue on yours is trypical of ships painted that was used in WW2

[doyler]

Some information on ship paint colors that would be used in paint shemes for ships camo.

The paint was available and used on helmets or anything needing paint.

 

http://www.steelnavy.com/usnchips.htm

[doyler]

Here is a WW2 with the basic same color as the one posted.

 

Take into account a lot of the paint was hand mixed or had paint added to it and with age,sun,salt air and general oxidation,poor storage over the last 70 years and paint will change.