United States. An Air Force “Mae West” Pneumatic Life Preserver Vest, c. 1945 Buy Now A lesser Commanding Officer might

A lesser Commanding Officer might have been tempted to select the weaker links of his bat­tal­ion

with light wear to the original gilt finish

with star mark on ring

circumscribed by a raised inscription of “VIRIBUS UNITIS” (“UNITED FORCES”)

United States. An Air Force “Mae West” Pneumatic Life Preserver Vest, c. 1945 Buy Now A lesser Commanding Officer mightA United States Air Force Mae West pneumatic life preserver vest, constructed of bright yellow rubberized nylon material, consisting of an inner bladder with a rubberized nylon exterior. It is in the shape of an upside down U that is closed at the bottomwith two short black rubber hoses, one on the front, and one at the rear, for manual blowing up of the life preserver. The vest fastens to the body via an adjustable belt, sewn to the vest on one end,