Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet - Complete Vietnam Directly below the ADSEC patch

Directly below the ADSEC patch is another Sgt

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including variations on the Greek Xiphos sword

Goins born in 1920 in Tennessee later moved to Monroe

it is 14" long with a 9 1/2" nickel-plated steel blade

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet - Complete Vietnam Directly below the ADSEC patchOriginal Item: Only One Available. U. S. Army Air Forces WWII issue M3 Flak Helmet! 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 was the first of three versions of the American flak