KIA US 3rd Infantry Division helmet liner by Firestone

KIA US 3rd Infantry Division helmet liner by Firestone. This is a typical US M1 helmet liner in strong used condition. The sides have wartime painted US 3rd Infantry division insignia. Interestingly it shows that a second set of decals was carefully painted over, before stencilling the insignia as we can see it today on top. This is a typical wartime insignia application. The top of the helmet shows two holes which are correlating to the sweatband which is a blood stained example. This indicates the original wearer of the helmet was wounded or killed in action. Sadly the helmet has no name inside for research. The helmet originally was found in the Elzas area where the 3rd Infantry division saw heavy fighting. Rare piece.