Original U.S. WWI Era Hand Painted French 75mm Shell Casing “11th Day, 11th Hour, 11th Month”, Souvenir From “Verdun Sector 1918” Russian Air Force or SOS) was the support

or SOS) was the support chain of the American Expeditionary Forces in France

and was renamed Kingman Army Air Field (KAAF) later that year with the primary mission of training gunners for the B-17 Flying Fortress

Fielded in the late 80’s to early 90’s

now an element of the 101st Airborne Division

but remains an original military issued helmet with decades of Finnish service history

Original U.S. WWI Era Hand Painted French 75mm Shell Casing “11th Day, 11th Hour, 11th Month”, Souvenir From “Verdun Sector 1918” Russian Air Force or SOS) was the supportOriginal Item: Only Available. The United States lacked industry that could build artillery and was only able to do so in collaboration with European manufacturers. With the outbreak of the war in 1914, this collaboration came to an end as European manufacturers focused on equipping their home countries. When the United States entered the war in 1917, it was clear that their artillery would not be sufficient, so the USA mostly used French and British