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manayunkman

A wild guess stealthy.

 

Didn't the OP say he found 2 helmets?

 

I wonder what the other one could be?

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Content credited to www.longshoresoldiers.com

 

Units Assigned to the 1st ESB

1st Engineer Special Brigade, HQ & HQ Company
531st Engineer Shore Regiment (see note 1)


– 3 shore battalions (see note 1)
24th Amphibian Truck Battalion, HQ & HQ Detachment
– 462nd Amphibian Truck Company
– 478th Amph Trk Co
– 479th Amph Trk Co
306th Quartermaster Battalion HQ & HQ Company
– 556th Quartermaster Railhead Company
– 562nd QM Railhead Co (see note 2)
– 3939th QM Gas Supply Co
191st Ordnance Battalion HQ & HQ Detachment
– 3497th Ordnance MAM co
– 625th Ordnance Amm Co
– 161st Ordnance Platoon
577th Quartermaster Battalion HQ & HQ detachment
– 363rd Quartermaster Service Company (see note 3)
– 3207th QM Service Co
– 4144th QM Service Co
261st Medical Battalion (Amphibious), HQ & HQ Company
– 3 Medical Companies (Amphibious)
449th Military Police Company
286th Joint Assault Signal Company
33rd Chemical Decontamination Company

Units Attached to the 1st ESB
2nd Naval Beach Battalion
38th Engineer GS Regiment, HQ & H & S Company
– 2nd Engineer GS Bns
467th Engineer Maintenance Company, 1st Platoon
440th Engineer Depot Company, 1st Platoon
1605th Engineer Map Section
1217th Engineer FF [fire fighting?] Platoon
1218th Engineer FF Platoon
62nd Quartermaster Battalion, HQ & HQ Detachment
– 4061st Quartermaster Service Company
– 4083rd QM Serv Co
– 4088th QM Serv Co
– 4090th QM Serv Co
– 4092nd QM Serv Co
– 4190th QM Serv Co
244th Quartermaster Battalion, HQ & HQ Detachment
– 552nd QM Railhead Co
– 3878th QM Gas Supply Co
308th QM Railhead Company (attached to the 306th QM Bn)
3877th QM Gas Supply Company (attached to the 306th Qm Bn)
4132nd QM Service Company (attached to the 577th QM Bn)
607th Qm Graves Registration Co, 4th Platoon (attached to the 577th QM Bn)
537th Quartermaster Battalion HQ & HQ Detachment
– 3692nd QM Truck Co
– 3683rd QM Truck Co
– 3684th QM Truck Co
– 4002nd QM Truck Co
– 4041st QM Truck Co
815th Amphibious Truck Company
816th Amphibious Truck Company
817th Amphibious Truck Company (attached to the 24th Amph Trk Bn)
818th Amphibious Truck Company
3615th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company (attached 191st Ord Bn)
23rd Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad (attached 191st Ord Bn)
175th Sig Repair Company, Detachment
215th Sig Repair Company, Det
999th Sig Sv Company, Det
3111th Sig Sv Company, Det
165th Sig Photo Company, Det
1st Medical Company2nd Section Advance Medical Platoon
3rd Aux Surgical Group
301st MP Escort Guard Company
595th MP Escort Guard Company
Company "D," 383rd MP Battalion
52nd Finance Dispursing Section
Det 8th AF Intransit Depot Group
490th Port Battalion
– 226th Port Company
– 227th Port Co
– 228th Port Co
– 229th Port Co
518th Port Battalion
– 278th Port Company
– 281st Port Co
– 298th Port Co
– 299th Port Co
– 300th Port Co
– 301st Port Co
519th Port Battalion
– 280th Port Company
– 279th Port Co
– 302nd Port Co
– 303rd Port Co
– 304th Port Co
– 305th Port Co
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That's a great helmet! Nice score!

 

Do you think the black was painted over stripe to subdue the color underneath the black. It looks like some greyish blue is peeking out from the edge on the up close photo.

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Other units attached to the 1st ESB indeed used the blue invasion arc. I have a grouping for a soldier in the 595th MP Battalion that has the same blue arc on both helmet and liner but they were overpainted during the war.

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USMC-RECON0321

Any ideas on what the "S" stands for; Salvage Diver maybe? Or could it be the #8? The back looks like it could be a fancy #8

 

Troy

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