Original U.S. WWI Army Air Service Balloon Corps Painted Soldier’s Trunk - Private First Class Joseph C. Lohman, Waynesboro, PA Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia More on the M56 Helmet

More on the M56 Helmet

The left side of the skull bears a red feather plume with green base knot

and the squeeze buttons at the bottom of the elevation support even push in

ready for a wipe over and display

There is even part of the original detonator still installed

Original U.S. WWI Army Air Service Balloon Corps Painted Soldier’s Trunk - Private First Class Joseph C. Lohman, Waynesboro, PA Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia More on the M56 HelmetOriginal Items: Only One Grouping Available. The United States Army Air Service (USAAS) was the aerial warfare service component of the United States Army between 1918 and 1926 and a forerunner of the United States Air Force. It was established as an independent but temporary branch of the U. S. War Department during World War I by two executive orders of President Woodrow Wilson: on May 24, 1918, replacing the Aviation Section, Signal Corps as the