Quote Originally Posted by Rogerson785 View Post
Very nice! It appears to be a model from the "Flames of War" game range, am I correct?

My maternal grandfather was "lucky" enough to be one of the first Americans to hit N. Africa with the 3rd Inf Div at Morocco, and served all through the N. African campaign (inc Kasserine Pass) to Sicily, Messina, Salerno and Cassino. He fought all the way up to Anzio, where he was (again) wounded and got himself stateside.

I actually have his helmet from the war, with a rather pronounced dent and crack in the left side (as worn) rear quarter, it's about 3/4" deep and 2.5" dia.
It was obviously no longer of use to the Army, so he got to keep it.