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From Doughboy to GI Helmet: Symbols of World War II
The doughboy helmet, worn victoriously by the AEF in World War I, became emblematic in World War II of surrender and defeat.
Here s What You Need to Know: When the United States Army mobilized for defense in the fall of 1940, the peacetime draftees, National Guardsmen, reservists, and regulars carried Model 1903 Springfield rifles; the Guardsmen wore puttees; and all the soldiers covered their heads with the doughboy helmet head-to-foot relics of World War I. Eventually modern equipment reached the field: leggings ousted the Guardsmen’s puttees, the gas-operated M-1 replaced the bolt action Springfield, and on June 9, 1941, the War Department authorized a chunk of personal protective armament destined for use by all United States servicemen in World War II: “Helmet, Steel, M1” the GI helmet. ....

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