Included in this category are the sun helmets worn in North Africa by Italian troops, South African Army and Air Force units and Germany's Afrika Korps, as well as similar helmets used to a more limited extent by U.S. and Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater. The entire military of the America's colony the Philippines, which consisted of an army and a gendarmerie, used sun helmets. The U.S. Marine Corps used pith helmets called "elephant hats" in the South Pacific.
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- Pith helmet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Modified October 31, 2008, 12:00 am
- The Fedora Chronicles: Kyle Dalton - Pith Helmets, Modified November 17, 2006, 12:00 am
- the pith.helmet, Modified October 31, 2008, 12:00 am
- Vietnam Style Pith Helmet, Modified November 25, 2008, 12:00 am
- Afrika Korps Sun Helmet, Modified May 18, 2008, 12:00 am
- Originals, Modified January 7, 2008, 12:00 am
- O-1012: Afrika Pith Helmet - $150.00 : Edelweissmilitaria.com: WW2 ..., Modified November 4, 2008, 12:00 am
- Insignia, Modified November 12, 2008, 12:00 am
- pith helmet: Definition from Answers.com, Modified November 15, 2008, 12:00 am
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