Original U.S. WWI USMC First Marine Aviation Force Painted Doughboy Helmet - Air Squadron Technical Handbooks & Manuals with a lovely "saddle-form" shape

with a lovely "saddle-form" shape

Pin back and maker stamped as issued with Präsidialkanzlei des Führers Lieferant (Presidential Chancellery Supplier) number 4 on the top of the pin

is mostly ground from one side

This helmet is stamped 559B which indicates the approximate manufacture date of July 1943

Original U.S. WWI USMC First Marine Aviation Force Painted Doughboy Helmet - Air Squadron Technical Handbooks & Manuals with a lovely "saddle-form" shapeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very rare example of an original U. S. Marine Corps Doughboy helmet that has a hand painted roundel on top signifying use by a pilot or crewman of the First Marine Aviation Force of WWI. The first major expansion of the Marine Corps' air component came with America's entrance into World War I in 1917. Wartime expansion saw the Aviation Company split into the First Aeronautic Company which deployed to the