USS WARD APD-16 WWII U.S. NAVY GUNNERS HELMET

302. USS WARD APD-16 WWII U.S. NAVY GUNNERS HELMET | WWII U.S. Navy M1 helmet identified to the USS Ward (APD-16), with hand-painted naval eagle and rating chevrons, two Japanese rising-sun flags, and ?120MM NO. 3? and ?APD-16 USS WARD? markings. Ward famously fired the first American shots of the Pacific War, sinking a Japanese midget submarine outside Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Converted to high-speed transport APD-16, she later saw extensive Pacific combat, earning nine battle stars before being sunk by a kamikaze exactly three years later, on December 7, 1944. From the Italian collection of Steno Tonelli. | 11" l. | Retaining extensive original painted identification and combat markings with expected service wear, scratches and scattered paint loss. Interior components remain substantially intact. (Very Good) | $1,000 - $1,600

Condition
Retaining extensive original painted identification and combat markings with expected service wear, scratches and scattered paint loss. Interior components remain substantially intact. (Very Good)