Original U.S. WWII USMC VMB-443 Radio Gunner’s R-14 Headset with Mission “Chit” and Australian-Made HBT Cap with Old Museum Tag - Corporal Frederick E. Ronson Bayonets I” helmets bought via contract

I” helmets bought via contract by the United States

Beneath the image has the text FRITZ FUMBLES

the ratchet cannot be pushed in any farther forward

rather than relying on a factory-made grip

some of which would be considered inappropriate

Original U.S. WWII USMC VMB-443 Radio Gunner’s R-14 Headset with Mission “Chit” and Australian-Made HBT Cap with Old Museum Tag - Corporal Frederick E. Ronson Bayonets I” helmets bought via contractOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the outstanding headset and Australian made HBT cap of Corporal Frederick E. Ronson, who served as a Radio Gunner with VMB 443, Marine Bombing Squadron 443, during World War II. The most outstanding feature of this set is the leather covering on the headband, which Ronson used as a Mission Chit, denoting each mission he completed with an X, with a staggering 39 missions total, marked at the end with END OF WAR