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WWII USAAF Type AN-H-15 Flying Helmet by Bates Shoe Co. with ANB-H-1 Radio Receivers Identified to S/Sgt. Gordon F. Domres (Size Large)

WWII USAAF Type AN-H-15 Flying Helmet by Bates Shoe Co. with ANB-H-1 Radio Receivers Identified to S/Sgt. Gordon F. Domres (Size Large)

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Description

This original WWII U.S. Army Air Force AN-H-15 summer flying helmet with ANB-H-1 radio receivers is identified to Staff Sergeant Gordon F. Domres, 16049632. View the Veteran's Information section for more details regarding Domres' life and military service. The AN-H-15 was introduced on April 23, 1943, as the standard summer or lightweight flying helmet for both the Army Air Forces and Navy. It was the first flying helmet designed under the joint Army/Navy procurement program, officially replacing the Type A-9. This particular example was manufactured by Bates Shoe Co. and is a size large. The radio receivers were manufactured by The Rola Company, Inc. The rubber mountings are marked "T" and "AN-48440-1". Notably, the helmet's chamois-lined chinstrap is faintly inscribed with the original owner's name and serial number, "G. F. DOMRES 16049632".

Provenance

Private Collection, Irmo, South Carolina

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This piece is in very good condition. All of the snaps are intact, and the radio receivers appear to have never been removed from the helmet. The electrical wiring, however, is not present.

Veteran's Information

Gordon F. Domres was born on December 4, 1921, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On March 5, 1942, Domres enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Following aerial gunnery school, he served as a radio operator mechanic gunner in the 42nd Bombardment Squadron, 11th Bombardment Group, 7th Air Force in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with four Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. Domres survived the war and was honorably discharged on October 30, 1945, at the rank of staff sergeant. He died on March 31, 1975, at the age of 53 and is buried at Wisconsin Memorial Park in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Made available to the new owner below are Domres' enlistment records from the National Archives, discharge documents and final pay stub, entry in the WWII Memorial Registry, obituary, and gravesite.

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