Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Unissued “M1 Flyer’s Flak Vest” - Front and Back Pieces Edged Weapons The Battle of Tarawa was

The Battle of Tarawa was the first American offensive in the critical central Pacific region

which is also has some faded tooled embossing

We were right in the middle of everything

Weapons Company- 156

The ring is attached to the top cap which has an internal hook linked to a friction wire

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Unissued “M1 Flyer’s Flak Vest” - Front and Back Pieces Edged Weapons The Battle of Tarawa wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. During WW2 in the US Army Air Corps, bomber crews often returned from missions over NSDAP occupied Europe reporting extremely dense flak, each burst spraying the aircraft with hot shrapnel. Following the experience of the Royal Air Force, the Air Corps began issuing flak jackets to aircrews in 1942. These early flak jackets were heavy, consisting of steel plates sewn into multi layered nylon that would catch low