Original U.S. WWII 9th Air Force British Made Officer Field Jacket Other European Militaria The helmets were issued to

The helmets were issued to the Helsinki Regiment

where it served as the standard light machine gun until 1935

The original red felt is still in the rifle slot

Duty at Vicksburg until August 24

A chinstrap of black nylon is fitted

Original U.S. WWII 9th Air Force British Made Officer Field Jacket Other European Militaria The helmets were issued toOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a fantastic British made Officer Field Jacket dated 1944. British made ETO jackets are highly collectible and increasingly hard. This style of jacket were custom made in the UK during the war at specific request by an officer in the United States Army. The pattern was not an official Army approved pattern but it so closely resembled the IKE jacket that it was accepted in the ETO during the war. This short jacket