Helmet, M1, Fixed Loops, Westinghouse Liner, Nurse, 1st Lt. Helen Hill

Nice genuine WWII US Army M1 helmet, front seam and fixed loops, manufactured by McCord with shell number 618. Original canvas chinstrap with second type steel buckle and hook. Name Hill has been painted in red on the front.

Comes with its original liner, manufactured by Westinghouse, with khaki cotton webbing suspension and neckband, russet leather sweatband, and blackened-brass A washers. The outer surface retains most of its original paint. The following details have been handwritten on the sweatband: 1/Lt. Helen M. Hill N-792649.

Homogeneous set, in good overall condition.

Helen Mary Hill was born in Canada circa 1913 and became a citizen of the USA in April 1944.

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