SEABEE SON Posted May 14, 2017 Share #1 Posted May 14, 2017 This is a Navy corpsmen helmet, a mid-war front seam swivel bail with a kind of mud camouflage. Hard to tell if this is caked mud or paint. One can also see blackish paint underneath. There is another identical one, without the initials, in another collection. Some people mistake these for ETO winter camos, but they are not. Recall that Okinawa was a muddy, wet slog of a battle. It belonged to Louis G. Castellaneta, whose son Dan is the famous voice of Homer Simpson.Here is his obit: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburb...218-story.html http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/9-30-2014/Lou-Castellaneta,-99,-father-of-the-voice-of-Homer-Simpson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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38Driver Posted May 14, 2017 Share #8 Posted May 14, 2017 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi65 Posted May 14, 2017 Share #9 Posted May 14, 2017 Good grief, another outstanding helmet of yours. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GITom1944 Posted May 14, 2017 Share #10 Posted May 14, 2017 "Wow" has already been taken but that was my first reaction too. First time I've seen that type of camo shown & explained. And the provenance... Wow. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamingeagles101 Posted May 14, 2017 Share #11 Posted May 14, 2017 Amazing helmet! The Homer Simpson part really put it over the top for me Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted May 14, 2017 Share #12 Posted May 14, 2017 Bazinga!....another beauty.....and i agree the Homer Simpson connection makes it even cooler...mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdk0911 Posted May 14, 2017 Share #13 Posted May 14, 2017 awesome m1 - very cool camo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMinistryOfAviation Posted May 15, 2017 Share #14 Posted May 15, 2017 Incredible Helmet! Absolutely wonderful! -Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkash23686 Posted May 15, 2017 Share #15 Posted May 15, 2017 I remember when steve sold this one, great looking lid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted May 15, 2017 Share #16 Posted May 15, 2017 Wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEABEE SON Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share #17 Posted August 2, 2018 Here is a color still from a film on the battle of Okinawa that shows what may be a Navy corpsman with a similarly camo’d helmet. http://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/second-world-war/battle-of-okinawa-color-footage/1381365564001#.W2ItrYCGjgU Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted August 2, 2018 Share #18 Posted August 2, 2018 is the helmet named besides the initials? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEABEE SON Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share #19 Posted August 2, 2018 No, but it came from the Castellaneta estate. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchangelDM Posted August 2, 2018 Share #20 Posted August 2, 2018 is the helmet named besides the initials? Tyler I own this helmet now and spoke with the daughter and she and the family confirmed in many emails this was his helmet and what he went through over there. I have his full file and a great pic of him Yours Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchangelDM Posted August 2, 2018 Share #21 Posted August 2, 2018 Photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchangelDM Posted August 2, 2018 Share #22 Posted August 2, 2018 Louis Greco Castellaneta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEABEE SON Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share #23 Posted August 2, 2018 Great work, Dean! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEABEE SON Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share #24 Posted August 2, 2018 Louis Greco Castellaneta http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/news/chi-sp-louis-castellaneta-father-of-homer-simpson-voiceactor-dead-at-99-20141218-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEABEE SON Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share #25 Posted August 2, 2018 http://mobile.oakpark.com/News/Articles/9-30-2014/Lou-Castellaneta,-99,-father-of-the-voice-of-Homer-Simpson/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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