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03-23-2009 08:41 PM
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The guy in the old tin hat and no pack is probably a sailor. And the British and American old style tin hats were differently shaped.
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another view of the same group
Interesting that compared to all the other Garand's the gas cylinder of one stands out so much.
A landing boat load of curious Leathernecks approaches the sand and coarl strip which they will call home for the next 7 months. Samoan Area - October 1942
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 04-07-2009 at 06:25 PM.
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I seem to have replied earlier to the wrong thread. The man in the old tin hat and no pack is probably a sailor. And the British syle and American were different. The "DI hat" may be a garrison cover in its wicker carrier, or a pith helmet ?
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Originally Posted by
twobravo
One also has a "DI" hat on his pack, Top left center.
That's not a "DI hat", that's a pith helmet, AKA "sun helmet", worn by Marines throughout the WW2 era. My next-door neighbor wore one in boot camp in 1943, and has a picture of him wearing khakis, boondockers, and a sun helmet that was taken at MCRD San Diego.
Also, DIs didn't start wearing the campaign hat until about 1960.
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TwoBravo, it's a Pith helmet.
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Pith Helmet
During the Anglo-Zulu War, British troops dyed their white pith helmets with tea for camouflage. Soon khaki-coloured pith helmets became standard issue for service as well.
Pith helmets were widely worn during World War I by British Empire, Turkish, Belgian, French and German colonial troops fighting in the Middle East and Africa.
Helmets of this style (but without true pith construction) were used as late as World War II by European and American military personnel in hot climates. Included in this category are the sun helmets worn in North Africa by Italian troops, South African Army and Air Force units and Germany's Afrika Korps, as well as similar helmets used to a more limited extent by U.S. and Japanese [3] forces in the Pacific Theater. The entire military of the America's colony the Philippines, which consisted of an army and a gendarmerie, used sun helmets. The U.S. Marine Corps used pith helmets called "elephant hats" in the South Pacific. They were also worn by recruits in United States Marine Corps Boot Camp. The Axis Second Philippine Republic's military, known as the Bureau of Constabulary, as well as other guerrilla groups in the Philippines was another user of sun helmets. The British Army formally abolished the tropical helmet in 1948.
Above courtesy of WikiPedia
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Thanks for all the info on the pith helmet. I knew what it was, I just didn't know how to spell it.
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Originally Posted by
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One also has a "DI" hat on his pack, Top left center.
Pith Helmet.
oops! nevermind...
Last edited by mousegun; 03-24-2009 at 10:16 PM.