Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M4A2 Flak Helmet Garand & U.S. Rifles After the battle Lieutenant Smyth

After the battle Lieutenant Smyth was "mentioned in dispatches" for his leadership

small haversack and large pack

There is fraying and loss of the bullion in areas

indicating production at the Erfurt Arsenal in Thuringia

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M4A2 Flak Helmet Garand & U.S. Rifles After the battle Lieutenant SmythOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent hard to find USAAF WWII issue M4 A2 Flak Helmet in almost unissued condition. World War Two American bomber crews in the skies over Europe needed something more than their leather flying helmets to provide them with shrapnel injuries, however it took a surprisingly long time for a new helmet to be developed and deployed to meet that need. Not until December of 1943 did the M3 reach the ETO, it