Earl Boring was born and raised in Milford, USA. He went to sign-up with the other boys after Pearl Harbor. He was turned away because he had polio as a child. He ended up working with Buick at the GM Proving Grounds in Milford and tested the M-18 Hellcat before it was deployed. He finished his career there 35 years later as a Buick test driver. The picture of the Hellcat on the GM proving ground was taken during WW2 and Earl is on the right hand side.
This helmet comes with original M-44 (Model 1944), goggles in 'New Old Stock' condition.
Altogether a great piece of kit if you want a period looking Tank Helmet for display and a fraction of the price of an original.