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AMERICAN COMBAT EQUIPMENT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR






"Big Red One" M1 Helmet. An identical painted helmet for a 1st Division Lieutenant resides on display at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans.





"Big Red One" M1 Helmet with invasion stripe.





29th Infantry Division (29th ID) M1 Helmet





M1 Helmet, as worn in Germany 1945.





"Winter White Wash" M1 Helmet. Found by a young boy after the battle where U.S. Army 10th Mountain was fighting in Bologna, Italy. There is shrapnel damage penetrating the steel shell and liner. The white paint is the type of white wash used for camouflaging tanks and vehicles.





Fixed Bale M1 Helmet





Reinforced M42 Jump Jacket





First Special Service Force Class "A" Jacket





"Big Red One" M41 Jacket





D-Day Assault Vest




















































M1 Garand, 1943 Springfield


M1911A1 Pistol Rig


45 ACP Ammunition Crate
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