Original U.S. WWI Framed Captured Souvenir German Iron Cross 2nd Class EKII with YMCA Letter Sent Home - 8 ⅞" x 10 ⅞” U.S. Replica The M1 helmet's distinctive design

The M1 helmet's distinctive design and durability have made it an enduring symbol of the US military

which has faded to tan on the exterior from the sun

where he was hospitalized with tonsillitis

use the "eye" to snuff out your cigarettes

from ripped cases to cracked hand receivers

Original U.S. WWI Framed Captured Souvenir German Iron Cross 2nd Class EKII with YMCA Letter Sent Home - 8 ⅞" x 10 ⅞” U.S. Replica The M1 helmet's distinctive designOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous piece of AEF and Imperial German history, an Iron Cross 2nd Class which was bought from a German soldier by a Major in the American Expeditionary Forces, along with a great letter of provenance on YMCA letterhead dated June 10th, 1919. The letter discusses that this Iron Cross was not taken in Battle from a Boche prisoner, but he was able to get some of them in Coblentz before The German Authorities