Original U.S. WWII 1942 2nd Lt. Marked M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with MSA Liner Cannons It also has a series

It also has a series of marks on the left barrel trunion:

The size 59cm liner is intact the leather still supple and a light coffee shade

1941 introduced two piece protective flight suits for fighter pilots designed to increase the wearers mobility and not be as restrictive in the close confines of a cockpit

- 3 original BW photos of  military parade

Original U.S. WWII 1942 2nd Lt. Marked M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with MSA Liner Cannons It also has a seriesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine early WWII Issue U. S. Army M1 Helmet, with a white "Follow Me" Lt. Stripe on the back of the helmet shell. There is also the stripe in gold paint for a 2nd Lt. Rank on the front of both the shell and the liner. The rear stripe does have the name "Harold Fields" written in it, but we do not know if this is WWII period or added later. The U. S. WWII M 1 helmet was only produced