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Pfc Carmen Pesante was a member of Company A, 508th PIR and
fought during the Battle of the Bulge. He was
evacuated due to having a case of trench foot and somehow his helmet was
lost.
Maarten Visser, of the Netherlands, reports that
Pesante's helmet was found years ago in the Ardennes and has provided
the photos below.
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The helmet is on display at Maarten's home. Note he Red Ball logo
which was
used by the First Battalion headquarters and its subordinate companies,
A, B, and C |
A stenciled "laundry mark", the letter "P" and the last
four digits of his serial number whi8ch was 33394068 |
Taking no chances on the stencil, Carmen also
hand-painted his initials "C P" and repeated the last four digits of his
serial number |
