Original Rare U.S. WWI 1917 Model 8 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Partial Liner Gift Card square brass buckle and corresponding

square brass buckle and corresponding leather tab with six punched holes

at Borinquen Field

Iwo Jima became an important support and emergency landing field for aircraft based out of the Marianas

These medals were given to those who had given substantial help to the region

The closing cap and linen tape are unfortunately missing

Original Rare U.S. WWI 1917 Model 8 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Partial Liner Gift Card square brass buckle and correspondingOriginal Item: Only One Available. When the United States entered World War I in 1917 it had no steel helmet. The American military turned to Dr. Bashford Dean, an American zoologist and armor expert who served on the board at both the New York Natural History Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, to help design a helmet for the soldiers heading to France. One of the later so called "experimental" patterns was the Model 8. It followed the "Model