Original U.S. WWII Snow Camouflage M1 Schlueter Rear Seam Helmet with 2nd Lieutenant Marked Westinghouse Liner MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly He was awarded the Silver

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal (original medal included) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 34th Infantry Division during World War II which was presented to him in the Rivoli area of Italy on May 23rd

ready to mount to any Mauser Gewehr 98 rifle or display

It may describe the action where he was captured

Published in 1944 by the Military Intelligence Service of the War Department

This dirk was "liberated" from a French Museum by invading Germans in 1940 who in turn lost it to the victorious G

Original U.S. WWII Snow Camouflage M1 Schlueter Rear Seam Helmet with 2nd Lieutenant Marked Westinghouse Liner MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly He was awarded the SilverOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a Late War M1 Helmet produced by Schlueter, complete with its original liner with a 2nd Lieutenant painted insignia and a very nice white snow camouflage. In World War II the production of the M1 helmet began in June 1941 and ceased in September 1945. The total production of M 1 helmet shells during the war reached 22,000,000. Of these about 20,000,000 were produced by the main