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Helmets in Use - WW2 Era Armor and WW2 M1 Steel Helmet


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On 5/18/2023 at 6:48 AM, Rhscott said:

Army buckle….Navy Mk1 knife?  Demo bag and M1916 holster.  Did not expect to see a Navy knife on him.  Is there more to this story?

 

Not uncommon to see the buckles in the Navy. This is the info I can find

 

 photo of Seabee Raymond L. Sexton was taken on Iwo Jima in 1945.

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A Specially marked Helmet, marked with Medical Tape we should think, worn by one  Frank Prist, Prist is a War Correspondent for ACME Newspictures, photo taken on Leyte. This is the last couple of photos of him, he was KIA shortly after, November 12 1944, hit by a Sniper while covering the 24th Infantry Division's actions. Uncertain where he got the Jump Wings we see him wearing, he no doubt made at least one Jump, maybe earlier with the 503rd In New Guinea.

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On 4/21/2023 at 12:47 AM, doyler said:

Original Caption: "Fifth Army, Castrellina Area, Italy. Close up head shot of a typical american of Japanese descent. Pfc. Genkichi Akamine, Honolulu, T.H., a sniper with the 100th Inf. Bn., 34th Division. He has 3 years of service in the U.S. Army, is a native of Hawaii, has fought thru the entire Italian campaign and just ended 16 days of hill fighting in the Battle of Leghorn. (Flap at back of helmet keeps rain and dampness out at night in foxhole)."

US NARA Original Field Number: MM-5-44-7793.

Photographer: Harris (163rd Signal Photo Company)

 

 

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Not to be weird, but does it look like a dog foot print on his shirt? As pawing at him? And what was the dog walking in?

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23 hours ago, patches said:

A Specially marked Helmet, marked with Medical Tape we should think, worn by one  Frank Prist, Prist is a War Correspondent for ACME Newspictures, photo taken on Leyte. This is the last couple of photos of him, he was KIA shortly after, November 12 1944, hit by a Sniper while covering the 24th Infantry Division's actions. Uncertain where he got the Jump Wings we see him wearing, he no doubt made at least one Jump, maybe earlier with the 503rd In New Guinea.

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The second photo of him before he sets off for the Front, Prist with fellow ACME Correspondents Stanley Troutman and Tom Shafer. 

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49 minutes ago, doyler said:

Normandy 1944 

 

 

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Looks like a 101 GI by the helmet, got the White Tac mark there, Spade or a Club right.

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On 6/16/2023 at 11:58 PM, patches said:

Looks like a 101 GI by the helmet, got the White Tac mark there, Spade or a Club right.

 

 

May be the club (327th)

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42nd Field Hospital

Utah Beach area

June 8-17 1944

(Bob Landry - LIFE Magazine)

 

 

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Iwo Jima 1945. Marines fight for Airfield # 2

 

Marine on right has M2 Ammo Vest as an assault pack

 

 

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A couple of men of the 42nd Infantry Division's Task Force Linden in the Alsace in January 1945 wearing the distinctive helmet nets seen within the Rainbow Division during their period of action in Germany during the war.

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US Army General Leonard Gerow in Normandy, photographed during the Battle for Hill 192 - July 1944

 

 

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On the Continent, a Air Corps Ground Crewman of some capacity poses in Netted Steel Helmet late 1944. Seems to have a Shoulder Holster but wears it around his waist??? can't tell.

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1 hour ago, patches said:

On the Continent, a Air Corps Ground Crewman of some capacity poses in Netted Steel Helmet late 1944. Seems to have a Shoulder Holster but wears it around his waist??? can't tell.

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Yes, shoulder holster worn "cowboy" style. Looks like possible P38 or shoulder holster made for 45. Has the spare mag pocket on the holster. Not an issue holster but one theatre made.

 

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Three US Marines take a break during the Battle of Saipan - June/July 1944
LIFE Magazine Archives - Peter Stackpole Photographer

 

 

 

 

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MARSHALL ISLANDS CAMPAIGN - Kwajalein Atoll

 

Operation Flintlock, January-February 1944. Fourth Marine Division attack on Roi Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, February 1-2, 1944. Shown: Signal unit hits the beach and rushes its gear ashore. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/07/25).

 

 

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MARIANA ISLANDS CAMPAIGN - GUAM
Marines with recovered plaque from Marine Barracks on Orte

 

Navy style hbt shirt with double pockets on Marine 2nd from left 

 

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