Original U.S. WWII USAAF Named Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest With USNR Named AN-6530 Goggles and Unissued Type A9 Flight Helmet MG 34 and were invaluable for gathering

and were invaluable for gathering information

making most of his last name and service number unreadable

which explains the lovely finish

for maker Samuel Harvey

In 1933 Carlson had commanded the Marine Detachment at the Warm Springs

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Named Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest With USNR Named AN-6530 Goggles and Unissued Type A9 Flight Helmet MG 34 and were invaluable for gatheringOriginal Item: Only One Set 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 very good example is complete and marked (partly faded): JUL 1943 VEST; LIFE PRESERVER, TYPE B 4 SPECIFICATION NO. 3135 CONTRACT NO. W585 29901 NEW YORK RUBBER CORP PROPERTY