M15 Adrian steel helmet used by the 369th Infantry Regiment

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A helmet worn by a Harlem Hellfighter. The helmet has a leather chin strap. The interior is leather and contains a sizing liner. The top of the Helmet has ridge. There is an insignia on the front of helmet. The insignia is of a round container with flames emerging from the top. The flames also resemble a tree. On the round portion of the insignia are letters: [RF]. The helmet has a symmetrical visor and neck guard.

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