Hi guys,
I'm also a member of Hanno Spoelstra's excellent Sherman Mailing List
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104) and since June we've been kept
periodically entertained and informed by an American tanker who saw
service on Leyte and Okinawa. It was on the latter isle that he was
wounded in the same action which saw him win the Bronze Star, for
dismounting to help a badly wounded infantryman.
Anyway, to make a long story short, he was lamenting a couple of days
ago the fact that during that last action, he lost his tanker's helmet,
which was one of the few things he had hoped to bring back with him.
Anyway, one thing follows another, and here I am coordinating a group of
us from Hanno's list (and a couple of guys from Tanknet) who are teaming
together to get this fellow another helmet. He's a hell of a nice guy,
and well worth it!
SO... I've so far found two sources which seem to be reliable: Stan
Wolcott’s Lucky Forward Militaria (http://www.chgww2.com/class/stan.htm)
and History Preservation Associates
(http://www.historypreservation.com/). Have any of you had any
experience with these fellows? Prices seem moderate, and we would sure
like to spend a little less considering this is a gift, but the most
important thing is whether we can trust these guiys to deliver.
What we need is a standard WW2 U.S. Army Tanker's helmet (size unknown
but probably low 7s). It has to be complete and in good condition. Any
other sources you know of? I'm all ears...
I repeat, this is a gift for a veteran. Already, he's falling all over
himself at the thought of seeing one again after so many years, and
incredibly humble that a bunch of guys from all over actually give a
damn about this stuff.
BTW, he's 80 years' young and on the internet! Gotta love these old
guys...
Thanks, appreciate any leads.
Geoff
-- Regards,Geoff Winnington-Ball MAPLE LEAF UP! ==> Zephyr, Ontario, Canada ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maple Leaf Up - The Canadian Army Overseas in WW2 http://www.mapleleafup.org <sunray@mapleleafup.org> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment http://www.1cacr.org <info@1cacr.org> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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