Great article on the topic.   

IMO,  a good-looking helmet for sure. No liner with it...?

Has anyone ever run into one of these jerkin jackets?

I got one of those Hamiltons, but someone removed the case back marking. And I have one of those Elgin timers that one I got for 20 bucks at the Alameda antique fair many years ago because it did not work. I put a few drops of oil on the movement, and she worked. They used two different balance wheels on those Elgin timers' regular size and one some call the jitter bug due to its small size you look at the movement and you don't look hard enough you think it's missing. You know that Hamilton was attached to a navigation device got a photo somewhere that had a diagram with it attached to it for navigation used by the army air corps. Wonder if the Navy used it the same way.

Nice one!    Wish to find a WW2 NAVY Bu.Aero version made by Hamilton or Elgin...  

Has anyone contacted the US Naval Museum in Washinton DC on any of the stuff in their collection. I sent an email today to them today and called them also on the phone. The guy who has a little knowledge maybe on this watch was not there today. There in the process of building a new US Navy Museum outside the gate of the navy base in Washington DC to everyone can see it. I asked if they got the stuff from the Mare Island Museum since the civil war era building was condemned, they got claim to it. They will need a bigger building with that stuff and what they have in Washington. Since they are cutting money for museums, I hope they don't through a wench for this new US Navy Museum me being Navy retired I like our US Navy history to be protected. I don't mind my tax dollars going for a new building that will show our great Naval history from the beginning of our country to now and the new history of our Navy in the future. Hope I get new info from them about my watch.

Hi Here a very nice m1 helmet ( shlueter) identified to a crew membership from the USS IOWA. Peters Darrel Paul.  We can see several types of painting under the navy grey.     

I'd say yes. I'll post a pic of my 1st Lt with leader stripe this evening for comparison

I like it, showing the inside of where the insignia would help, but right off the bat it looks like it's 99% legit

I was lucky enough to purchase this very nice 4th armored grouping including the two expeditionary force letters, a captured pistol paperwork, patches, booklets, etc.