Description:

WORLD WAR I HELMET OF JESSIE J. WARE, 544TH ENGINEERS
A fine relic from the all-black 544th Engineer Corps of the U.S. Army, a steel British Brodie helmet helmet issued to a black soldier serving with those engineers and named to him. The well-worn helmet still retains much of its original paint, depicting a map of Europe with France at the very top of the helmet, also including parts of England, German, Spain, and other surrounding countries, with some locations labeled. The owner has added on the brim his name: "JESSE J. WARE CO. D 544TH ENGRS. FRANCE 1919 A.E.F." Quite worn, as mentioned, yet all writing and most of the original coloring remains intact. Lacks liner.

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April 7, 2017 2:00 PM EDT
Brooklyn, NY, US

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