Original U.S. WWII Named Early War Navy USMC White Summer Flight Helmet with Installed TH-37 Earphones & AN-6530 Goggles - Joseph Earl Orwig Beretta and is deteriorated

and is deteriorated

It also displays the structure of the back swing swivel

It bears original green paint and is marked on the top with a Waffenamt paint stamping and German maker markings and date stamped into the steel:

almost all of the document is able to be read

Original U.S. WWII Named Early War Navy USMC White Summer Flight Helmet with Installed TH-37 Earphones & AN-6530 Goggles - Joseph Earl Orwig Beretta and is deterioratedOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very nice early WWII white summer flight helmet worn by a Navy or Marine pilot in the early stages of the war, which has been modified to take a set of TH 37 Earphones, with an attached scarce set of AN 6530 goggles. The elastic strap of the goggles is stenciled J. E. ORWIG, identifying the set to U. S. Naval Reserve Ensign Joseph Earl Orwig, who trained as an Aviation Cadet in the Navy for several years