Marine Corps Camouflage Helmet Cover
date: label: date made
content: 1942
label: associated date
content: 1941 - 1945
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: First pattern herringbone twill over M1 helmet.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: The first pattern herringbone twill helmet cover was developed as a way to camouflage the M1 helmet without adding much weight. The cover slipped over the helmet and flaps tucked inside the steel shell. The cover was two-sided and reversible. One side was a four-color pattern of greens and browns and the other was three -color tans and brown. It was designed for an amphibious assault with the brown side in use when hitting a beach and the green side for jungle operations.
topic: label: related event
content: World War II
label: related event
content: The Great Depression and World War II
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN81522W04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Cover, helmet
label: Other Terms
content: Hood, Helmet; Cover, helmet; Man; Marine Corps; Camouflage
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 in x 15 in; 35.56 cm x 38.1 cm