US Army Model 1917 steel helmet

Titles: US Army Model 1917 steel helmet (Supplied title)

Description: United States Army Model 1917 steel helmet, the classic World War I "doughboy" helmet worn by Private Clarence Ervin Ohmann. It consists of a shallow bowl with a symmetrically flared brim. The liner is missing. The interior has a coarse felt pad and a fragment of a leather strap. The shell is painted olive drab.

Dates

• 1914 - 1918 (World War I) (Content)
• Approximately 1918 (Use)

Creation

• issued by: Minnesota, National Guard, Field Artillery, 151st
• owned/used by: Ohmann, Private Clarence Ervin
• about: United States, Army, Infantry Division, 42nd

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1989.116.6.6

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 4 3/4 inches height
• 12 1/4 inches length (front to back)
• 11 3/4 inches width (side to side)
• 1 5/8 inches width (brim)

Subjects

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