doyler Posted April 19, 2022 Share #326 Posted April 19, 2022 US Personnel sweep for mines in front of a damaged Sherman near Chartres France in August 1944 Chartres was liberated on August 18, 1944, by the U.S. 5th Infantry and 7th Armored Division belonging to the XX Corps of the U.S. 3rd Army LIFE Magazine Archives - Ralph Morse Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 19, 2022 Share #327 Posted April 19, 2022 41 minutes ago, doyler said: US Personnel sweep for mines in front of a damaged Sherman near Chartres France in August 1944 Chartres was liberated on August 18, 1944, by the U.S. 5th Infantry and 7th Armored Division belonging to the XX Corps of the U.S. 3rd Army LIFE Magazine Archives - Ralph Morse Photographer What is that thing on the front of the tank that the soldier is standing on? Any idea what it is? Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted April 19, 2022 Share #328 Posted April 19, 2022 18 minutes ago, mikie said: What is that thing on the front of the tank that the soldier is standing on? Any idea what it is? Mikie That's a so called Culin hedgerow cutter. See following link for some background info. http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/usa/zaloga_culin_cutter.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted April 19, 2022 Share #329 Posted April 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, Dogsbody said: That's a so called Culin hedgerow cutter. See following link for some background info. http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/usa/zaloga_culin_cutter.htm I believe the original Culin hedgerow cutter was a more pronged affair: And since this thread is about helmets, the inventor in question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 20, 2022 Share #330 Posted April 20, 2022 6 hours ago, Dogsbody said: I believe the original Culin hedgerow cutter was a more pronged affair: And since this thread is about helmets, the inventor in question Thanks, Rene! I probably would have recognised it in your picture, but the one in the earlier picture looks quite different. I'll check out the links tonight. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
326thAEB Posted April 21, 2022 Share #331 Posted April 21, 2022 On 4/19/2022 at 2:37 PM, doyler said: US Personnel sweep for mines in front of a damaged Sherman near Chartres France in August 1944 Chartres was liberated on August 18, 1944, by the U.S. 5th Infantry and 7th Armored Division belonging to the XX Corps of the U.S. 3rd Army LIFE Magazine Archives - Ralph Morse Photographer I like how a small mesh net is worn over the larger net by this GI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 22, 2022 Share #332 Posted April 22, 2022 Soldiers with the US 2nd Armored Division advance with captured Panzerfausts in the woods near Lemgo Germany - April 1945 LIFE Magazine Archives - William Vandivert Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 22, 2022 Share #333 Posted April 22, 2022 Soldiers with the US 2nd Armored Division advance with captured Panzerfausts in the woods near Lemgo Germany - April 1945 LIFE Magazine Archives - William Vandivert Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldnol Posted April 22, 2022 Share #334 Posted April 22, 2022 W.W.2 pics of my dad in the navy with helmets, and my uncle in the army two pics of him as a guard & two pics of him waiting for new orders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 23, 2022 Share #335 Posted April 23, 2022 On 4/19/2022 at 3:52 PM, Dogsbody said: I believe the original Culin hedgerow cutter was a more pronged affair: And since this thread is about helmets, the inventor in question The scrim, I always wondered when I see this photo, what, glued on???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 26, 2022 Share #336 Posted April 26, 2022 B26 Marauder pilot Lt Ralph N Phillips of Kansas City returns to base on 8th February 1945 after hitting V1 and V2 sites - note the Mission markings on his M1 helmet. (from Richard King post on FB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 27, 2022 Share #337 Posted April 27, 2022 Tanker helmet in Action Cassino area Italy 1943, Major. Andrew R. Cheek C.O. of 760th Tank Battalion in his Command Tank. he's passing one of his Tanks that has been destroyed little earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 27, 2022 Share #338 Posted April 27, 2022 1 minute ago, patches said: Tanker helmet in Action Cassino area Italy 1943, Major. Andrew R. Cheek C.O. of 760th Tank Battalion in his Command Tank. https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/49021/Cheek-Andrew-Roy.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1gertank519 Posted April 27, 2022 Share #339 Posted April 27, 2022 T-3 Joseph A Tomaszewski from Connecticut. He served in the Forward Echelon of the 143rd Armored Signal Company, 3rd Armored Division. This photo was taken in Stolberg, Germany. March 1945. Very proud to have Joe's Ike jacket. 853794704_Tomaszewski(2).tif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 27, 2022 Share #340 Posted April 27, 2022 40 minutes ago, T1gertank519 said: T-3 Joseph A Tomaszewski from Connecticut. He served in the Forward Echelon of the 143rd Armored Signal Company, 3rd Armored Division. This photo was taken in Stolberg, Germany. March 1945. Very proud to have Joe's Ike jacket. 853794704_Tomaszewski(2).tif 3.99 MB · 2 downloads Image did not copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 27, 2022 Share #341 Posted April 27, 2022 First Army MP MP’s with the US 518th Military Police Battalion perform traffic control and other duties in North Rhine-Westphalia Germany - April 1945 LIFE Magazine Archives - John Florea Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 27, 2022 Share #342 Posted April 27, 2022 MP’s with the US 518th Military Police Battalion perform traffic control and other duties in North Rhine-Westphalia Germany - April 1945 LIFE Magazine Archives - John Florea Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 27, 2022 Share #343 Posted April 27, 2022 MP’s with the US 518th Military Police Battalion perform traffic control and other duties in North Rhine-Westphalia Germany - April 1945 LIFE Magazine Archives - John Florea Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 27, 2022 Share #344 Posted April 27, 2022 MP’s with the US 518th Military Police Battalion perform traffic control and other duties in North Rhine-Westphalia Germany - April 1945 LIFE Magazine Archives - John Florea Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 27, 2022 Share #345 Posted April 27, 2022 MP’s with the US 518th Military Police Battalion perform traffic control and other duties in North Rhine-Westphalia Germany - April 1945 LIFE Magazine Archives - John Florea Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 28, 2022 Share #346 Posted April 28, 2022 POWs Kasserine, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted May 5, 2022 Share #347 Posted May 5, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mikie Posted May 6, 2022 Share #349 Posted May 6, 2022 6 hours ago, doyler said: Yet another interesting picture. Is there any caption or info about it? Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted May 6, 2022 Share #350 Posted May 6, 2022 18 hours ago, mikie said: Yet another interesting picture. Is there any caption or info about it? Mikie havent found anything. Just related to the Italian Campaign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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