Pair of Vietnam Era Navy Flight Helmets from Lt. Jerome T. Orr
Pair of Vietnam Era Navy Flight Helmets from Lt. Jerome T. Orr. Lt. Orr was born in Arkansas in June 13, 1937 before moving to the Jacksonville, Florida area in the late 1930s with Family. Orr as a teenager would go to Bolles Military school in Jacksonville where is photo is published in the 1952 Year book with the Honor Naval Units in Third Platoon. Enlisting in the US Navy he would earn the rank of LT. serving until at least until 1965.
The first helmet that is decorated with lightning bolts and a number 1 below it showing J. T. ORR. Above that is a HU. On both sides is a O with flying wings. This helmet is a SPH-2 and does have wear and is missing a few components including all the padding on the inside of the helmet. There is a crack in the visor as well.
The second helmet is a APH-5 Navy Helmet with a dark visor and J. T. ORR written on the inside this helmet is missing the earphones but maintains most of the padding. The visor is missing the bolt to slide the visor up and down. Both these helmets will display great and show tons of signs of being worn and used.


