stealthytyler Posted October 4, 2016 Share #26 Posted October 4, 2016 Great helmet! The documentation is the cherry on top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdragon54 Posted October 4, 2016 Share #27 Posted October 4, 2016 Oh, my good god! Would you take payroll deduction for a few years? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share #28 Posted October 4, 2016 Oh, my good god! Would you take payroll deduction for a few years? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sure, I've taken every legal type of payment including allotments, IOUs, Wimpy Deals (I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a piece of Militaria today! ), cash, checks, watches and more! I just won't take anything that eats! Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkash23686 Posted October 4, 2016 Share #29 Posted October 4, 2016 Sure, I've taken every legal type of payment including allotments, IOUs, Wimpy Deals (I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a piece of Militaria today! ), cash, checks, watches and more! I just won't take anything that eats! Ed So I shouldn't have mailed you that puppy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share #30 Posted October 4, 2016 Puppy? I hope you're joking...Depends on the dog since I have one Gun Dog already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted October 8, 2016 Share #31 Posted October 8, 2016 Congrats Very Nice Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted October 9, 2016 Share #32 Posted October 9, 2016 Really cool Owen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pudgy (V) Posted October 11, 2016 Share #33 Posted October 11, 2016 Got to hold this one for myself, awesome helmet!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theorywolf Posted October 11, 2016 Share #34 Posted October 11, 2016 Nice addition to your collection Ed! Hope your store survived the hurricane! Not bad here in Wilmington! Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share #35 Posted October 12, 2016 Thanks, MIke. My store has a couple new leaks, but no major damage. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max0073 Posted October 24, 2016 Share #36 Posted October 24, 2016 Hello, very nice, so this is Ramsay's, Waddy's or Wood's helmet ? Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share #37 Posted October 24, 2016 Eh??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstop61 Posted October 24, 2016 Share #38 Posted October 24, 2016 Rock solid-that's one cool find. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max0073 Posted October 24, 2016 Share #39 Posted October 24, 2016 Eh??? your picture on post #18 is well known. It says : "Platoon A-1 of the 6th NBB pose in their foul weather Army gear while training on the beaches of England. In addition to the Navy medical corps, this rare photo, published in "Spearheading D-Day," includes the hydrographic, communications and small boat repair section. Dr. Frank Ramsey, Beachmaster David Waddy and Ensign Ralph Wood have removed their helmets. Dr. Ramsey was seriously injured on D-Day when a chunk of his shoulder was blown off by a Nazi artillery shell. Refusing evacuation, he suffered intensely on a stretcher while providing triage instructions to his USN corpsmen. And, more than half a century later at a reunion in Atlanta, GA, left to right: LCDR Joe Vaghi, PhM3/c Andy Chmiel, Cox Herb Goodick, S1/c John Hanley, RM1/c John Gallagher, BM2/c Mario Mesa, CM3/c Gino Carlucci, S3/c Ray Castor, and RM3/c Richard Gibler." => Dr. Frank Ramsey, Beachmaster David Waddy and Ensign Ralph Wood have removed their helmets Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpath Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share #40 Posted October 27, 2016 This isn't one I'll keep for long...Too many helmets and I need to sort through my collection. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaDoraSurf Posted December 21, 2017 Share #41 Posted December 21, 2017 This is a fantastic helmet. In fact, Lt. Oakes had three helmets in his estate when his grandson originally sold them to Ed. It would be interesting to see where all these helmets ended up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC-RECON0321 Posted December 21, 2017 Share #42 Posted December 21, 2017 This is a fantastic helmet. In fact, Lt. Oakes had three helmets in his estate when his grandson originally sold them to Ed. It would be interesting to see where all these helmets ended up. Wow, I wonder why three helmets? Were they all his from his service time, or a couple more added / collected in his later years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaDoraSurf Posted December 21, 2017 Share #43 Posted December 21, 2017 Wow, I wonder why three helmets? Were they all his from his service time, or a couple more added / collected in his later years? The right was for North Africa, the middle for Anzio, and the left D-Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted December 31, 2017 Share #44 Posted December 31, 2017 Just before D-Day unit photo This photo is of the 6th Naval Beach Battalion. Why does your helmet not have the red arc painted on it? I thought all 6th BB helmets had this marking. Maybe since he was an officer he didn't place one on his lid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted January 11, 2019 Share #45 Posted January 11, 2019 Just stumbled into the rest of this man's memorabilia that was auctioned off last year by the family I believe. Sold for $36k! https://centurionauctions.hibid.com/lot/38492290/wwii-d-day-flown-flag-lst-314-and-lt--oakes-archive?q=d-day&ipp=100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted January 11, 2019 Share #46 Posted January 11, 2019 Here is a photo from that auction. I wonder if whoever bought the helmet also bought the rest of this stuff? Super expensive group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zippy144 Posted January 11, 2019 Share #48 Posted January 11, 2019 Hi I know the owner of the helmet and no he doesn’t have the rest of the stuff. I was offered all that stuff before it went to auction, can you see 36k worth of stuff? Because I certainly couldn’t... There was a musette bag with locations visited written on and the flag was claimed as a D-Day flown flag. It certainly doesn’t look like a flag that has seen much action especially considering the weather in Normandy during that period. Regards Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC-RECON0321 Posted January 11, 2019 Share #49 Posted January 11, 2019 Hi I know the owner of the helmet and no he doesn’t have the rest of the stuff. I was offered all that stuff before it went to auction, can you see 36k worth of stuff? Because I certainly couldn’t... There was a musette bag with locations visited written on and the flag was claimed as a D-Day flown flag. It certainly doesn’t look like a flag that has seen much action especially considering the weather in Normandy during that period. Regards Tom I agree, Not seeing that value at all with just what is showing in the picture. What are we missing here? I mean to get to that price there had to be two bidders seeing that type of value. Is there more story to that flag maybe?? Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted January 11, 2019 Share #50 Posted January 11, 2019 Flag was apparently flown aboard an LST that landed on D-Day. The rest of the items are personal items and field gear used by the man. The musette bag has writing of all the places he had been to during the war. Imagine how much the lot would have sold for had the helmets not been broken up.... There is a famous photo of two sailors diving into a foxhole on UTAH beach. In this auction, there is a sticky note pointing to one of the sailors stating that Mr Oaks is this man pictured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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