Original U.S. Sole Survivor of Rescue Boat Crash USAAF Mae West B-5 Aviator Pneumatic Life Vest by General Tire & Rubber Company colts These are for holding the

These are for holding the larger ends of the leather body sling in place when fastened

Two further Chinese helmets not previously mentioned are the TK-11B and TK-11C

The bayonet "frog" is really just a bayonet lug attached to a leather belt loop

with the following organisation:

Original U.S. Sole Survivor of Rescue Boat Crash USAAF Mae West B-5 Aviator Pneumatic Life Vest by General Tire & Rubber Company colts These are for holding theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Beautifully hand painted on the upper portion of this vest by the veteran: Upper Right Side: A. N. DUFFIELD CPLP. 695Upper Left Side: SUNK 7mi EAST OFMITO, JAPANJUNE 9, 1949 On June 9, 1949, 7 U. S. Airmen and 1 Japanese male who was the pilot of the boat, were six miles off the coast of Sendai, north of Tokyo, when their 63 foot rescue boat caught fire. The flames cut off access to the emergency equipment onboard