Original U.S. WWII Era Personalized Small Aircraft Prop Presented To Lieutenant Colonel Fred Plahte of the 728th Amphibious Tractor Battalion, 168th Field Artillery “Tank Destroyers” Antique Remingtons on the back of the

on the back of the right side

and the sweatband webbing is now very delicate

This very nice and rare helmet started out as a Canadian Manufactured WWII British MK I Dispatch Rider helmet

which continued development as the EMP and later designs

showing normal wear

Original U.S. WWII Era Personalized Small Aircraft Prop Presented To Lieutenant Colonel Fred Plahte of the 728th Amphibious Tractor Battalion, 168th Field Artillery “Tank Destroyers” Antique Remingtons on the back of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely memento from WWII, personalized and presented to US Army Lieutenant Colonel Fred Lewis Plahte. Judging from the size of the wooden propeller this was used on a small aircraft. The prop measures approximately 30 inches in length with a 4 bolt pattern on the center. The propeller was presented to Plahte when he was a Lieutenant Colonel (Promoted in 1950) during the Korean War era for his work being in