Headgear

Dublin Core

Title

Headgear

Subject

millitary

Description

Collection featuring helmets worn by those who served in the U.S. MIllitary.

Creator

Big Read St. Joe

Publisher

Big Read St. Joe

Date

10/6/2017

Collection Items

WWI Helmet
U.S. Army WW1 helmet. Purchased by the Northern Indiana Historical Society, from Mrs. J.M. Wood of Warsaw, Indiana. This was originally part of the Vernon C. Keller Collection out of Bourbon, Indiana

Garrison Cap
Vietnam War Khaki cotton garrison cap. Eyelet on the left front for the insignia. Worn by P.D. Scruggs, who was in the U.S. Marines, 1967-1971. Scruggs was deployed to Vietnam.

Korean War Helmet
A Korean War U.S. Army steel combat helmet. The helmet liner is missing. Painted olive drab. Chin strap is olive color with a metal tab on the end. Worn by Julius De Maegd, U.S. Army, deployed in Korea.

U.S. Army Paratrooper Helmet
WORLD WAR II U.S. ARMY PARATROOPER HELMET. THE HELMET IS MADE FROM STEEL WHICH HAS BEEN PAINTED AN OLIVE DRAB GREEN ON THE OUTSIDE. THERE IS A LARGE WHITE BAR PAINTED ON THE BACK OF THE HELMET AND A SMALLER WHITE BAR PAINTED ON THE FRONT. THEY…

U.S. Army WWII Helmet
U.S. Army or U.S. Army Air Force steel helmet from WWII, no lining. Khaki cotton straps fastened with a brass hook and eye and adjustment brake. Straps fastened by welded loops to the helmet at the sides.

Desert Storm Hot Weather Hat
United States Army - Operation Desert Storm hot weather hat in tan/desert camouflage

Helmet
US Army, World War I, France, ca. 1914-1918
Worn by Private First Class Robert Girod

Beret
US Navy, Vietnam War, 1969-1971
Worn by Leading Petty Officer Ralph Bakle

Patrol Cap
US Army, Cold War, 1982-1992
Worn by Captain Robert J. Girod (IU South Bend faculty)

Helmet and Goggles
US Air Force, Second Gulf War, 2009-2010
Worn by Corporal TJ Miller (IU South Bend student)
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