Original U.S. WWII 101st Airborne 501st PIR Captain’s Uniform & Garrison Cap with Type 6 White Tongue Patch - Captain William P. Heaton, Company E Category_Accessories • M1917 Doughboy helmet with

• M1917 Doughboy helmet with Cross of Lorraine Advance Sector Service of Supply insignia and traces of camouflage paint and the outline of the First Army “A” above the Cross of Lorraine insignia

It still appears to be partially functional

Inside the interior left ear relief it is marked in hand written ink:

This is an excellent condition M8 Grenade launcher set

The second item in the set is a lovely framed and matted USAAF Pacific Theatre blood chit

Original U.S. WWII 101st Airborne 501st PIR Captain’s Uniform & Garrison Cap with Type 6 White Tongue Patch - Captain William P. Heaton, Company E Category_Accessories • M1917 Doughboy helmet withOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a fantastic uniform group that came to us with identification to Captain William P. Heaton, commander of Company E, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. It comes with a note of recollections about the uniform from Mark A. Bando, renowned 101st Airborne historian, who notes that As to the jacket, I suppose its possible that it actually belonged to Heaton, but it could have been easily humped