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
Trench Art: Lamp made most likely from a World War I shell casing, though information dates the lamp to between WWI and WWII. Koa wood base. Shell has been embossed with a design of a Bird of Paradise, on a flower-trimmed limb. The shell casing is…
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.
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.
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 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.
Pieces of a broken matchbox case, modified with trench art by a WWI soldier. the large piece (A) includes the top and backing of the box, and features a metal crown seal of the German forces. The back (B), which has broken off, features etched…