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Please help me research this Vietnam Paratrooper Helmet!
Hi everyone- around 2-3 years back I purchased a US Paratrooper helmet from the Vietnam War. Last year I was fiddling around with it and dusted it, and I found that one of the liner bands was not clipped in place. So, I went to go fix it. As I went to go fix it, I noticed that on the inside of the liner band was a white card with the name of the soldier! Now, there are also some numbers on the bottom but I don’t know what they are. I tried searching up the soldier online, and I’m the Vietnam memorial wall, to no avai. I figured that if anyone would be able to help, it would be people who collect Vietnam-era militaria (I mostly collect WWII era Soviet militaria). Any leads would be appreciated. Thanks!
Last edited by rbminis; 04-20-2021 at 02:17 PM.
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04-19-2021 06:04 PM
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The name is not on the Vietnam Memorial (the wall) in Washington D.C. if that helps...
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Santi
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kevinvd
If this is the same fellow, that would mean that this is a Korean war worn helmet, not a Vietnam war worn helmet.
Ralph.
Searching for anything relating to, Anton Boos, 934 Stamm. Kp. Pz. Erz. Abt. 7, 3 Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 2, 16th Panzer-Division (My father)
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That looks like a social security number.
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yes it does....in the US the military switched to SSN's.....the net says 1969 for the Army and Marines, I was in the Air Force is 1978 and we were already using our SSN's then
"Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life" - Herbert Henry Asqulth
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sweersz
That looks like a social security number.
That was my first thought. The SSN relates to a Wisconsin resident. The only one I found is below, needs more research.
Robert Louis Hildebrandt (1935-2009) - Find A Grave Memorial
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Some very interesting information. Thanks for all the help so far gents!
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I found a Robert L Hildebrand living in Tampa, Florida. There is some information about him here:
https://www.whitepages.com/name/Robe...FL/Pnyrjj4Jwy1
He is in his 60s now, so he would have been of military age when the Vietnam era helmets were in use. A lot of people from the north retire here in Florida, so it would not be surprising for him to have a Wisconsin social security number. If he is still alive, it would be good to censor the number in your photo. A SSN and name can be used in identity theft.
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