Uniform, Military helmet

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Uniform, Military helmet

Entry/Object ID

2814

Description

Material: metal, textile, leather. Size: 11 1/4" W. x 12 1/4" L. x 4 1/2" H. Description: olive green, non-reflective metal crown and brim - one interior metal ring riveted on each side - liner with brown leather chin straps attached through each ring - adjustment buckle on one side - light brown leather liner - olive green wool top lining - black leather-like inside liner and a khaki colored netting. Helmet is part of World War II U.S. Army Uniform: 2813 (gas mask), 2819 (machine gun belt).

Context

Waseca County Military. J.H. Santo WWI collection, 2811-26, 2836-37. Santo served in the 28th Engineer Corps of the U.S. Army. The Santo family came to the Janesville community in 1880s by oxen team and many became farmers. Members have served their country in the Spanish American War, WWI & WWII.

Cataloged By

Legacy Artifacts Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Uniform, Military helmet

Class

Clothing, Headwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibitions

Notes

8/10/98

Deaccession

D.2814

Create Date

May 18, 1998

Update Date

November 21, 2024