Original U.S. Korean War 1945 3rd Infantry Division Officer’s M1 McCord Front Seam Swivel Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner - Lieutenant U.S. Uniforms but I'll tell you one

but I'll tell you one thing the boys later told me: The day after the Armistice they got the word to turn in their Chauchats and draw Browning Automatic Rifles

and the correct early war brass hardware

Pearson was promoted to Captain

officer helmets were of a much higher quality than the issued version

probably around a 55-56 cm

Original U.S. Korean War 1945 3rd Infantry Division Officer’s M1 McCord Front Seam Swivel Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner - Lieutenant U.S. Uniforms but I'll tell you oneOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine late WWII Issue helmet, with each side bearing a very nice painted U. S. Army 3rd Infantry Division insignia. This helmet was certainly issued & painted during the Korean War by a Lieutenant of the 3rd ID. The U. S. WWII M 1 helmet was only produced from 1941 to 1945. The first production batch resulted with over 323,510 M 1 helmets before the start of the American involvement