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Cpl Kenneth H. Hook, Company A, was taken prisoner on
D--Day, in Normandy, France, June 6, 1944, His
helmet was left behind and was found in a henhouse in Picauville in 1990
and is now in the possession of Serge Vandenbroeck of Belgium.
. The descriptions below are in his own words. |
 The
M2 helmet has rounded chinstraps and the logo of the 1st Battalion of
508th PIR, namely, a double red H on each side of the helmet (badge
probably adopted in reference to Harry Harrison, the first commander of
the battalion. |
The helmet also has a white horizontal bar on the rear
signifying NCO rank. |
 Most
importantly, his laundry mark "H-6904" was drawn in black paint
inside the helmet. |
