Description
M1917 "Doughboy" helmet shell
In all other respects this Brown Bess is a perfectly standard early 3rd model pattern
Khaki WWII issue shirt with Lieutenant bars and nurses gold washed collar tab
FRENCH INDO CHINA the reverse reads B>NO
who took command of the 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion in November of 1942
Original U.S. Early WWII Airborne Paratrooper Training Football Helmet by Riddell Allow PayPal & Amazon Checkout M1917 "Doughboy" helmet shellOriginal Item: Only One Available. We just received this from the family of a deceased WWII Airborne Paratrooper as a private purchase. It is a Paratrooper Training Football helmet, manufactured by Riddell, a well known helmet manufacturer, who still makes football helmets to this day. During the earliest days of WWII paratroopers, Riddell designed a modified football helmet with front and rear leather protection, designed to keep twigs and branches