Original U.S. WWII Named Early War Navy USMC White Summer Flight Helmet with Installed TH-37 Earphones & AN-6530 Goggles - Joseph Earl Orwig Beretta and is deteriorated

and is deteriorated

so good that they must be correct post war replacements

rather than the permanent removal of such civilians from the scene of action

The bottom of the bag shows heavy deterioration and tearing

Under this is is marked with serial number 6835 and date 昭 18

Original U.S. WWII Named Early War Navy USMC White Summer Flight Helmet with Installed TH-37 Earphones & AN-6530 Goggles - Joseph Earl Orwig Beretta and is deterioratedOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very nice early WWII white summer flight helmet worn by a Navy or Marine pilot in the early stages of the war, which has been modified to take a set of TH 37 Earphones, with an attached scarce set of AN 6530 goggles. The elastic strap of the goggles is stenciled J. E. ORWIG, identifying the set to U. S. Naval Reserve Ensign Joseph Earl Orwig, who trained as an Aviation Cadet in the Navy for several years