WWII U.S. Inland M-1 Helmet Liner with Headband & Neckband (1943) Helmets & Parts denoting production by Assmann &

denoting production by Assmann & Söhne of Lüdenscheid

Homesick servicemen would have received these kits from their mothers

One strap has a tear approximately halfway through the webbing

Third pattern helmet covers began appearing in wartime photographs on Iwo Jima and Okinawa in early 1945

Experience history with LIFE Magazine's Montgomery Beret issue from April 5

WWII U.S. Inland M-1 Helmet Liner with Headband & Neckband (1943) Helmets & Parts denoting production by Assmann &Description This is an original WWII U. S. M 1 helmet liner. It was produced by Inland Manufacturing Division, a subsidiary of General Motors Company located in Dayton, Ohio. In mid 1943, Inland shifted its focus to producing other war materiel, such as the M 1 Carbine, and sold all of its unfinished liner bodies to Firestone Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, who then went on to complete them. As such, very few Inland liners are found with green