Original U.S. WWI USMC First Marine Aviation Force Painted Doughboy Helmet - Air Squadron German Afrikakorp The left side of the

The left side of the hat is stitched with a Nakhon Phanom Thailand rocker patch which has a blue background and heavy white embroidered stitching

the Signal Corps had built an airship hangar and a plant to produce hydrogen gas at Fort Omaha

and is double sided with a single piece cotton white circle with a dyed black Swas (Hook Cross) on each side

and was armed with six

- Original Officer Peaked Visor "crush" cap with initials on sweatband

Original U.S. WWI USMC First Marine Aviation Force Painted Doughboy Helmet - Air Squadron German Afrikakorp The left side of theOriginal 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