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Posted By: Dave Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/10/2008 09:51 PM
Here is mine. Literally. Vintage mid 1964. Ordnance Guided Missile School at the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.

We had a company commander or platoon leader who had these made up so we could wear them while marching off to classes. We felt like dummies since everyone else wore GI baseball caps. Anyway, said officer rotated and the new one said "hang on to them but don't wear them". 44 years later, I still got it Big Grin Big Grin

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Posted By: Dave Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/10/2008 09:52 PM
front

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Posted By: Dave Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/10/2008 09:52 PM
guts 1

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Posted By: Dave Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/10/2008 09:53 PM
2

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3

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Posted By: Dave Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/10/2008 09:54 PM
Crest.

Dave

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Posted By: Dave Walker Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/12/2008 02:39 AM
Looks nearly new. I'll show you my brain bucket, from my collection, not personally worn, of course. Dave, look at the last 2 images of the liner. Perhaps you or someone else can identify the "HORN" patch on the left side.

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Posted By: Dave Walker Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/12/2008 02:39 AM
PIC 2

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Posted By: Dave Walker Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/12/2008 02:40 AM
Liner 1

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Posted By: Dave Walker Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/12/2008 02:40 AM
Liner 2

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Posted By: Dwight Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/13/2008 06:10 PM
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Perhaps you or someone else can identify the "HORN" patch on the left side.
181st Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts National Guard.
Posted By: Dave Walker Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/13/2008 11:23 PM
Thanks Dwight!
Posted By: fritziii Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/13/2008 11:41 PM
Here is a liner I vet bought with a battalion flag I have, the guy was a Lt. Col in the 50s and was a Bn Commader, it's a WW2 liner too.

Fritz

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Posted By: fritziii Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/13/2008 11:41 PM
side shot

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Posted By: fritziii Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/13/2008 11:42 PM
division insignia

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Posted By: fritziii Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/13/2008 11:43 PM
Now here is mine that I wore from 84 to 1990 when we got the new ones. This is my favorite.

Fritziii

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Posted By: Dave Walker Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/14/2008 01:49 AM
Very nice, both of them.
Posted By: fritziii Re: Lets See your GI Helmets - 04/14/2008 03:04 AM
Thanks Dave, ya know I always woundered about my helmet and I lifted thecover, it's a front seam helmet.

Fritziii
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