SkunkWorks in the Trenches: America’s Experimental Helmets of World War I
Millions were already dead by the time America joined the fray. It was truly a different conflict than what had begun in August 1914. The United States would continue to wear the basic helmet albeit with an updated liner until 1940. During World War I, the United States experimented with a variety of helmet designs including this Model 8 produced by the Ford Motor Company. Yet, largely forgotten is the fact that the United States had sought to develop its own helmet....