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During World War II, Earl L. McCorkle from Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, was fighting the Germans while trying to cross the Rhine River. But it was during the Battle at Remagen that he lost his helmet.
to view the displayed helmets and other equipment used by U.S. soldiers during World War II. The temporary exhibition, set up at the National Museum of the United States Army, titled the ...