Battle damaged 506th Normandy helmet- LOST
Pics of this helmet were sent from the son of a HQ/2 506th PIR vet, to a friend of mine, about 2 years ago. This was in response toan Ad my friend runs in various newspapers around the country. The...
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On this, you can see where the bullet entered and the angle it traveled, before coming-outthe dome. I have to think the owner was either knocked-out or emerged from the incident withone helluva...
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BTW, it turned-out that this same vet's son contacted me in 2006 and invited me tohis FL home after I attended a Snowbird reunion down there. I have 1945 photos of hisdad in a 506th Ike jacket and his...
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Great helmet photos Mark. Thanks for the story.
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Webmaster,I've always thought the white circle was applied to identify troopers of 3/506, as they were given helmets with tick marks mistakenly painted as 1st battalion? Word has it that few 2/506...
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MB,I have no doubt that E/506th went into Normandy with stenciled helmets. The problem with the majority of the Guth photos is the fact the guys were "posing" for the camera and the pictures are...
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I haven't seen it show up in Florida.Chris Garcia
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