Original U.S. WWI Named Sun Helmet of Major General John F O’Ryan- The Rougnecks No Return The 44th Bomb Group flew

The 44th Bomb Group flew the first of its 344 combat missions against the Axis powers in World War II on 7 November 1942

After the war these helmets were sold to the Finnish Army and used by the Finns through WW2 the Winter War

and a pair of web straps at the bottom of the pack for attaching items like the poncho and poncho liner

The Chest is heavy

In the summer of 1941 AH’s NSDAP War Machine invaded the Soviet Union driving everything before them

Original U.S. WWI Named Sun Helmet of Major General John F O’Ryan- The Rougnecks No Return The 44th Bomb Group flewOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. Maj. Gen John F. O'Ryan was the Army's youngest division commander when he arrived in Europe and was the only National Guard general to remain in command throughout the War. After the War he was a founder of the American Legion and became prominent in the development of commercial aviation as a partner in Pan American Airways and President of Colonial Airlines. Later still, he was a candidate for Mayor of New