BlownAwaybyLewinski Posted March 25, 2021 Member ID: 23073 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 9 Topic Count: 41 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 75 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 142 Achievement Points: 1615 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 08/12/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 2 Birthday: 03/01/1952 Device: Macintosh Share Posted March 25, 2021 My dad's helmet came with broken chin strap and no netting...was in the European Campaign! https://www.quora.com/Why-was-there-netting-on-US-WWII-helmets Chin Strap..my dad told me that if you had them on and was hit with artillery they say would take your head off! https://www.quora.com/Why-in-WWII-were-the-soldiers-not-wearing-their-chin-straps-on-their-helmets-and-many-times-took-their-helmets-off-whereas-todays-GIs-always-have-their-chinstraps-buckled-and-keep-their-helmets-on-most-of-the-time EastCoast50 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Tw33tle_Dee Posted March 26, 2021 Member ID: 23628 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 1 Topic Count: 33 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 342 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 228 Achievement Points: 2313 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/26/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 30 Device: Windows Share Posted March 26, 2021 Camouflage. RobMc and KaptCrunch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHUCKITMAN Posted March 26, 2021 Member ID: 23 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 32 Topic Count: 193 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1835 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 1588 Achievement Points: 16159 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 8 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Thursday at 12:49 AM Birthday: 08/06/1960 Device: Windows Share Posted March 26, 2021 Good read Dude this is what makes the website just another cool layer to being part of XI. If you posted this on FB some would think that all you are is some war monger instead of someone who likes learning about and from History. BlownAwaybyLewinski and EastCoast50 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BigPapaDean Posted March 26, 2021 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1204 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6538 Content Per Day: 1.25 Reputation: 4424 Achievement Points: 63540 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 01:45 AM Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) Can I take a stab in the dark? My pea-sized brain is thinking along the order of the old saying, If you give a man a fish you feed him one meal but if you teach him to fish he will always have food. Maybe they wanted to net some goldfishes or something! lol Edited March 26, 2021 by BigPapaDean BlownAwaybyLewinski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Snap Posted March 26, 2021 Member ID: 27916 Group: ++ Insurgency Admin Followers: 4 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 409 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 352 Achievement Points: 2608 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/19/19 Status: Offline Last Seen: 14 hours ago Device: Windows Share Posted March 26, 2021 Yeah its obviously for catching fish, prolly goldfish as BigPapa said. RobMc and BlownAwaybyLewinski 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TBB Posted March 26, 2021 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 273 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 18319 Content Per Day: 3.48 Reputation: 20384 Achievement Points: 134222 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 274 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 4 hours ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted March 26, 2021 Place for civilians to place flowers BlownAwaybyLewinski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Mad Ha_ter Posted March 27, 2021 Member ID: 20158 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 40 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 41 Achievement Points: 424 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/02/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2023 Birthday: 12/01/1978 Device: Android Share Posted March 27, 2021 The net is so you can add branches / leaves for additional camo EastCoast50, BlownAwaybyLewinski, RobMc and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
KaptCrunch Posted March 27, 2021 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 45 Topic Count: 297 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4497 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 3652 Achievement Points: 36694 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 40 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 21 hours ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted March 27, 2021 no was for smokes and medical supplies BlownAwaybyLewinski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Butch58 Posted March 28, 2021 Member ID: 457 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 110 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 69 Achievement Points: 712 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 31 Birthday: 05/14/1958 Device: Windows Share Posted March 28, 2021 Good read, Thxs. BlownAwaybyLewinski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
EastCoast50 Posted April 1, 2021 Member ID: 25026 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 111 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 533 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 1029 Achievement Points: 7151 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 9 Joined: 09/13/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: 4 hours ago Device: Windows Share Posted April 1, 2021 The M1 helmet replaced the previous style American helmet around 1941. There were several variations of it over time until it was replaced by Kevlar helmets around 1985 (I think). There were various molds used for the helmet, various liners and various chinstraps over time. Regardless, the helmet netting was used for a multitude of purposes, including local, natural camo material (live branches with leaves, dead branches, grass, etc) and holding equipment. Its use depended upon your assignment (MOS, generally speaking), location of deployment and specific ground duty (combat/recon, etc). RobMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
EastCoast50 Posted April 1, 2021 Member ID: 25026 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 111 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 533 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 1029 Achievement Points: 7151 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 9 Joined: 09/13/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: 4 hours ago Device: Windows Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) As a collector of militaria (but I'm no expert), this is one example I own of a later model M1 helmet (dated between the Korea and Vietnam wars, I believe). They all consisted of a helmet, liner and chinstrap (which was attached directly to the metal helmet). The chinstrap swivel holds the helmet to the liner via fold-over friction (basically). The chinstrap and its connection device evolved over time, so that's another way to date the helmet. Also, look to see if the helmet has a folded-over lip around the helmet rim/edge ... earlier versions did not, I believe. I'm not so sure if netting was standard issue with a helmet to all soldiers during WWII. You'd have to research that separately (I haven't). Helmet nets were used extensively during WWII, Korea, Vietnam and shortly thereafter until the helmet change in the 1980's. An interesting note about the M1 helmets is that soldiers would commonly place or inscribe their name, initials or unit symbols on the liners or inside of the helmet. In these photos of my example, the unit symbols and name have worn and faded from the liner, but they were once there for identification. Sorry for not being able to provide a specific answer ... just some guidance for further research. Edited April 1, 2021 by EastCoast50 RobMc and BlownAwaybyLewinski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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