Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Front Seam Helmet with Westinghouse Liner German Machine Guns - NCO Infantry Shoulder Board

- NCO Infantry Shoulder Board Silver surround on green wool for Army uniforms

Also included with this grouping are the following medals awarded to Jack Vale in WW2

M1 was issued in olive drab canvas and in khaki canvas

The unit helped pioneer a number of innovative fighter and fighter-bomber tactics

much of the division's force was trained by the experienced French forces

Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Front Seam Helmet with Westinghouse Liner German Machine Guns - NCO Infantry Shoulder BoardOriginal Item: Only One Available. The U. S. WWII M 1 helmet was only produced from 1941 to 1945. The first production batch resulted with over 323,510 M 1 helmets before the start of the American involvement in the war. This helmet is stamped C741which indicates the approximate manufacture date of October 1943. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet bodies. These