RHINE & DANUBE. US 1st Army helmet consisting of a heavy steel helmet painted khaki with remnants of white paint, welded aluminum rim at front, fixed rectangular bridges, original brass buckle chinstrap, hand-painted 1st Army tricolor consular flag on left side, Westinghouse liner painted matte khaki with inner cap, Laundry number (faded). Worn from use. ABE Remains of white paint may attest to use during the winter of 1944 in the Vosges and Alsace.

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