manayunkman Posted August 9, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 9, 2020 Looks like it might be for radio equipment ? Link to post Share on other sites
tdogchristy90 Posted August 9, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 9, 2020 I can’t speak to it but I do seem to see what maybe a cord running down behind his helmet. Anyone see that? ~Without a witness, they just disappear.~ Link to post Share on other sites
manayunkman Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted August 9, 2020 Now that you mention it, I see the cord. Link to post Share on other sites
tdogchristy90 Posted August 9, 2020 Share #4 Posted August 9, 2020 9 minutes ago, manayunkman said: Now that you mention it, I see the cord. hope that helps. T ~Without a witness, they just disappear.~ Link to post Share on other sites
manayunkman Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted August 9, 2020 I never heard of any radio mounted on a helmet in WW2. So what is strapped to his helmet? What is it called ? I can’t find anything on line. Link to post Share on other sites
kammo-man Posted August 9, 2020 Share #6 Posted August 9, 2020 It’s an NPR Owen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
GMPETE Posted August 11, 2020 Share #7 Posted August 11, 2020 I wonder if that might not be something just beyond his helmet perhaps held by him or the other Marine. Would be helpful to see the rest of the photograph. You are probably all familiar with this picture from IWO JIMA: Amphibious Epic by Bartley. I always assumed taping the cover that way was a specific unit's improvised field ID/signature but have never seen it specifically documented. Does anyone know? ACTIVELY SEEKING INFORMATION, INTERVIEWS, STORIES, NARRATIVES, COPIES OF PHOTOS, RELATED TO: V AMPHIBIOUS CORPS ARTILLERY, WWII * 14th MARINES, 4th MARINE DIVISION * 4th 105mm HOWITZER BATTALION * 4th 155mm HOWITZER BATTALION * 5th 155mm GUN BATTALION Link to post Share on other sites
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted August 11, 2020 Share #8 Posted August 11, 2020 Here's a similar one Cpl. Arrota from http://www.hmm-364.org/warriors-web-site/album-881s/album881s-054.html A picture is worth a thousand words, so here's a thousand pictures! "I read that in war bad things happen, Ain't that the ************* truth" -1st Lt Mike Scotti Link to post Share on other sites
manayunkman Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted August 11, 2020 The original photo. Link to post Share on other sites
LarryM3 Posted August 11, 2020 Share #10 Posted August 11, 2020 Could be a radio antenna from a pack radio on the man behind him. The thingy on the top front of his helmet is maybe just a loose piece of the tape used on his camo cover. Larry Member of the Company of Military Historians http://www.military-historians.org Link to post Share on other sites
olivedrab1970 Posted August 11, 2020 Share #11 Posted August 11, 2020 It is an improvised GI beer can holder to chug when they receive their beer rations 🙃 Semper fidelis- Robin- I Collect USMC WWII uniforms, gear, patches, insignia. medals and ribbons. I also sell and trade Militaria of primarily the U.S. Military. R.Delaney Semper Fidelis- Link to post Share on other sites
patrick_usmc Posted August 11, 2020 Share #12 Posted August 11, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 4:55 PM, kammo-man said: It’s an NPR Owen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk What is an NPR? Patrick Always looking for items from these men (family members): Even if they're not for sale, knowing where they are would be great. Cornelius Doherty - 108th Field Artillery, Pennsylvania NG, WWI Joseph A. Doherty - 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd ID. KIA March 3, 1944. Harry Riley - 62nd Armored Field Artillery Bn., Died of Wounds August 13, 1944. Thomas R. Riley - USAAF Robert Lester Mahler - I/3/24, 4th Marine Div. WIA March 8, 1945. Joshua L. Doherty - With a Seabee Unit, I believe. Ens. Alex A. Gorski, USNR - Died as a POW, January 28, 1945. Capt. Henry Gorski, USN (ret.) Chester A. Sendrowski - 74th Naval Construction Battalion (my profile picture). Remembering their service and sacrifice. Link to post Share on other sites
manayunkman Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted August 11, 2020 Thanks for asking Patrick. I wasn’t going to ask. Link to post Share on other sites
GITom1944 Posted August 17, 2020 Share #14 Posted August 17, 2020 I scanned this photo at NARA many years ago so I have a pretty clear copy. Here is an enlargement of the helmet. Here is my abbreviated version of the caption: "Marines and Coast Guardsmen display captured flag; Engebi Is., Eniwetok Atoll." The Marines on Eniwetok don't seem to have received the standard camo covers in sufficient numbers. All kinds of improvised covers show up in photos. I always assumed this helmet had electrical tape applied to hold the cloth on. Reading what some others have posted, though there may have been something more to it. Tom Link to post Share on other sites
GITom1944 Posted August 17, 2020 Share #15 Posted August 17, 2020 And here is the whole photo. All kinds of interesting helmet oddities can be seen. Many seem to be communications guys. The guy on the far left has a roll of electrical tape hanging from his gear. So, the tape was readily available. Maybe it was used to identify some of the section as mentioned above. Three helmets shown seem to have solid color cloth covers with a sewn on extra piece of material. Could it be a pocket from a uniform item from which the material was taken? Tom Link to post Share on other sites
GMPETE Posted August 17, 2020 Share #16 Posted August 17, 2020 I think there is probably a little something more to that particular tape layout in some cases. I am pretty sure the photo from Iwo I posted was of 28th Marines. In that specific case too many of them have it to not be coordinated. Here seems to be a different situation, and pre 5th MarDiv. I would have guessed the mystery line was a guy wire, but there is no other evidence of overheaded comm lines so I don't know. Great assortment of covers.. Camo, Camo Mosquito Net version, that Chia Pet thing and that patched one. The guy at left has the tape hanging from the leather pouch that contains lineman's pliers and a TL-29 pocket knife. Wire spools, lines around...I would say definitely some linemen present. Nice photo. Thanks for posting the whole image. ACTIVELY SEEKING INFORMATION, INTERVIEWS, STORIES, NARRATIVES, COPIES OF PHOTOS, RELATED TO: V AMPHIBIOUS CORPS ARTILLERY, WWII * 14th MARINES, 4th MARINE DIVISION * 4th 105mm HOWITZER BATTALION * 4th 155mm HOWITZER BATTALION * 5th 155mm GUN BATTALION Link to post Share on other sites
patches Posted August 17, 2020 Share #17 Posted August 17, 2020 4 hours ago, GITom1944 said: And here is the whole photo. All kinds of interesting helmet oddities can be seen. Many seem to be communications guys. The guy on the far left has a roll of electrical tape hanging from his gear. So, the tape was readily available. Maybe it was used to identify some of the section as mentioned above. Three helmets shown seem to have solid color cloth covers with a sewn on extra piece of material. Could it be a pocket from a uniform item from which the material was taken? Tom What does that one third from the left have on, looks like one of those 60s Ladies hats Link to post Share on other sites
kammo-man Posted August 17, 2020 Share #18 Posted August 17, 2020 An NPR lads Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
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