In Action June 7th 1944. A US Army M1 steel helmet and liner, with the insignia of the rank of Captain, 6th Engineer Special Brigade, the liner and the steel helmet both numbered 0-427935, and liner, "my jack" and name "Glerum," all in a white paint. the Steel helmet with white painted Captain's stripes at front and a single longer white bar at the rear, the liner similarly painted with the addition of a crest at the front with a white arc above. Some damp damages to the liner and oil stains, the metal outer helmet with wear and slight oxidation, with original chin strap, and full helmet webbing. The rear of the metal outer helmet with some later orange spray paint. Provenance: Captain Simon Jacob Glerum Jr, 6th Engineers, Special Brigade, operating on Omaha beach from D-Day+1, and responsible for a platoon of medics, whose responsibility was to ferry the wounded on small rafts out to LSTs, and off to hospital ships offshore.
In Action June 7th 1944. A US Army M1 steel helmet and liner, with the insignia of the rank of Captain, 6th Engineer Special Brigade, the liner and the steel helmet both numbered 0-427935, and liner, "my jack" and name "Glerum," all in a white paint. the Steel helmet with white painted Captain's stripes at front and a single longer white bar at the rear, the liner similarly painted with the addition of a crest at the front with a white arc above. Some damp damages to the liner and oil stains, the metal outer helmet with wear and slight oxidation, with original chin strap, and full helmet webbing. The rear of the metal outer helmet with some later orange spray paint. Provenance: Captain Simon Jacob Glerum Jr, 6th Engineers, Special Brigade, operating on Omaha beach from D-Day+1, and responsible for a platoon of medics, whose responsibility was to ferry the wounded on small rafts out to LSTs, and off to hospital ships offshore.
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