Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. - Dated May 1943 Bayonets were widely worn among the

were widely worn among the civilian population of the USA due to the vast number of discharged sailors who continued to wear their issued shirts

however it has a sweatband topped with a cloth cap

The crown is full and balanced

After Kosturino

Well these were the guys in the black head wrappings

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. - Dated May 1943 Bayonets were widely worn among theOriginal Item: Only One Available. During World War II the U. S. aviators and the Royal Air Force servicemen had available to them a vital piece of American made equipment for emergencies that had only been in use for a few years: an inflatable (Mae West) life preserver. This wonderful example is in good shape and clearly marked: VEST: LIFE PRESERVER TYPE B 4 SPECIFICATION NO. 3135 DATE OF MFGR MAY 1943 ORDER NO. AC 29297 GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.