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  1. Kai-Petri

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    If nothing else the Finns said nobody gets left behind. Everybody was carried away even iñ smaller bones. Nobody was left behind even dead.
     
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    "First Sergeant John R. Morton’s unit was caught in a German ambush on Aug. 1, 1944 at Pontorson, France. After using up his own ammunition, John found a Thompson and counter attacked, accounting for 26 enemy casualties. Here he points out where a bullet passed through his helmet in the firefight."

    "Son, don't ever buy a lottery ticket."
     
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    A ship. So what? We stopped the Red Army. I must admit I have ben kicked around weekly although I was one of members to keep this site alive. Without me you would not be here.
     
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    I give points as I feel it is due. Nobody cares although 80% is from a book source.just look at the score board. And my english is crap. I miss Friedrich, Skipper and Martin.i am trying to get them back but so far I am losing faith. It seems we can stay away. No hard feelins.
     
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    I tried one Chesterfield cigarette back in my younger dumber days. Like inhaling smoke from a burning tire. Transitioned to a pilfered Camel when my dad wasn't looking. Just as bad.

    On another note: What's the different color stripes on the helmets signify ?
     
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    "British officers inspect a knocked out M13/40 medium tank with multiple small caliber penetrations, North Africa, 1943"
     
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    London, 1945, V2 aftermath.
     
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    "In a drydock at Kure Naval Base, Japan, 19 October 1945. There are at least four different types of midget submarines in this group of about eighty-four boats, though the great majority are of the standard “Koryu” type. The two boats at right in the second row appear to have an enlarged conning tower and shortened hull superstructure. The two boats at left in that row are of the earlier Type A or Type C design, as are a few others further back in the group."
     
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    Opana.great pics!!! Thank you!!
     
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    "Snafuperman" flown by Lockheed test pilot Anthony Levier. He toured US airbases in England giving performance demonstrations with this aircraft.

    Pilot & noseart.
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    I believe they are USN shore party types. The navy put various units ashore as well, engineers (not all were CBs), communications, liaisons, gunnery control and such. They had their own organic medical detachments as well. Hopefully someone else with a bit more knowledge will come along to help out.
     
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    Sounds right. The beachmasters could detail men by colors without having to ask if they knew a particular job.
     
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    Yeah I forgot about the Beachmasters. All Navy men right?
     
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    The Navy personnel were instructed to paint a thick grey stripe around the base of their helmets - these appear more white in the colorized photo.

    I have only seen one helmet with the blue semicircle on, but no one knew it's meaning - it had not been the owners helmet, but one he acquired. But, the lack of a grey stripe leads me to believe it is not Navy.
     
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    The USN shore party guy in Saving Private Ryan had a red semicircle stripe on his helmet. He was clearing the beach of metal entanglement to clear the way for incoming tanks.

    I thought that the USN radioman had a blue semicircle on his helmet, but it seems that he doesn't. He seemed to have a bigger radio than the infantrymen were carrying.
     
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    Found a little info:

    Sailors Dressed Like Soldiers | U.S. 6th Naval Beach Battalion

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    The USN radioman pic from SPR
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    Another pic from SPR
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    8th Naval Beach Battalion
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    This must be from earlier in the war before they started color coding

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    White/khaki semicircle and the familiar red semicircle

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    An excerpt from the above listed link concerning color coded semicircles on USN shore party helmets.

    WWII Naval Beach Battalions were indistinguishable from Army assault troops. While training at Fort Pierce, these Navy amphibians wore coveralls, field shoes, life belts, gas masks, leather gloves and full packs with rifles slung over their shoulders, engaging in joint maneuvers with the Army off the coast of Florida. Having been issued Thompson submachine guns and wearing steel helmets with a sky blue "6" (later a red arc) painted on the front, the 6th Naval Beach Battalion appeared more like soldiers than sailors.
     
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