Original U.S. WWI State and Government Issued Medal Lot Featuring Victory Medal With 4 Campaign Bars - 5 Medals MG 42 Ammo Storage The front of the head

The front of the head has traces of white stenciled writing that reads Vor Gebrauch Sprengkapsel einsetzen (Before use insert detonator)

The squadron is best known as the Black Sheep of World War II fame and for one of its commanding officers

96 Bomb Group

According to article 48

definitely showing it is a fire helmet

Original U.S. WWI State and Government Issued Medal Lot Featuring Victory Medal With 4 Campaign Bars - 5 Medals MG 42 Ammo Storage The front of the headOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 5 Available. The tradition of awarding medals to Americas military men and women dates to the American Revolution. On Aug. 7, 1782, Gen. George Washington established the first authorized US military decorationthe Badge of Military Merit. It was a piece of cloth in the shape of a heart. The nation used it to recognize unusual gallantry or extraordinary fidelity. During the Revolutionary War, the Badge of Military Merit