A good US World War One M1917 helmet with red painted six-pointed star 6^th Division insignia. The sweatband, netting, and chinstrap, marked 6 ¾, are in place and in good condition. Part of the paper instructions label is still there as well. The underside of the brim is stamped “D/F 83.” The star has a nice muted red color. There are two small flakes at left and right center. The overall helmet paint shows rubs and wear spots, but is good, showing rough sand surface underneath, and has just a few small brown spots on the underside of the band around the brim. Please see our photos.

The division went overseas in June 1918, and saw 43 days of combat losing 38 killed and 348 wounded. 386 in combat in the Geradmer sector in Vosges, France, September 3 –October 18, 1918, and the Meuse-Argonne 1–11 November 11 – 11, 1918, with its 11th Field Artillery Battalion engaged earlier in the Meuse-Argonne offensive from October 19 to Nov. 11.

Constituent units were:

Headquarters, 6th Division-

11th Infantry Brigade:

51st Infantry Regiment

52nd Infantry Regiment

17th Machine Gun Battalion-

12th Infantry Brigade:

53rd Infantry Regiment

54th Infantry Regiment

18th Machine Gun Battalion-

6th Field Artillery Brigade:

3rd Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm)

11th Field Artillery Regiment (155 mm)

78th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm)

6th Trench Mortar Battery-

16th Machine Gun Battalion

318th Engineer Regiment

6th Field Signal Battalion

Headquarters Troop, 6th Division-

6th Train Headquarters and Military Police:

6th Ammunition Train

6th Supply Train

6th Engineer Train

6th Sanitary Train

20th, 37th, 38th, and 40th Ambulance Companies and Field Hospitals

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