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Military
 431. William George
Harris
(1782-1845) British military officer.
Harris commanded a Battalion under Lord
Wellington when he defeated Napoleon at
Waterloo. 6” x 3 ¾” address panel from
an envelope addressed to “B.
Havens…December twenty four 1815,”
and franked, “Free Harris.” The
panel shows some age spotting. Matted
with an engraving and Harris’ obituary
to 16” x 20”.
$100 to $200
 432. William
Jenkins Worth
(1794-1849)
General. During the Mexican-American War
Worth served as
an aide to Winfield Scott. During the
amphibious landings at Veracruz he
jumped from the landing craft into
shoulder deep water and waded ashore to
become the first American to make an
amphibious military landing. He took
part in the siege of Veracruz and
engaged in the following battles of
Cerro Gordo, Contreras and Churubusco.
When U.S. forces entered Mexico City,
Worth personally climbed to the roof of
the National Palace and took down the
Mexican flag replacing it with the Stars
and Stripes. 8” x 10” autograph letter
signed, “W. Worth,” St.
Augustine, Florida, August 3, 1845, to
Major Marcus. “…Will you have the
good…to send me…the following reports…I
desire these papers but for a few
weeks….” Stampless cover.
$500 to $800
 433. Alvin C. York (1887–1964)
World War I hero. York was credited with
killing 25 German soldiers, capturing
132 others, and taking a hill in an
engagement in the Argonne Forest. 7” x
2¾” check, written and signed, “Sgt.
Alvin C. York,” Union Bank, February
27, 1941, Cancellation holes do not
touch the signature.
$250 to
$400
 434. William “Billy” Mitchell
(1879–1936) General. Mitchell is famous
for his visionary ideas on military
strategy and his impolitic actions that
led to a demotion and eventual
court-martial. Mitchell became a fierce
advocate for a separate air force, but
ran afoul of the Navy establishment with
his boasts that airplanes made
battleships obsolete. In the 1920s he
famously demonstrated that airplanes
could, indeed, sink a battleship, and
predicted that the United States was
vulnerable to an air attack on Hawaii by
the Japanese. His zeal, and his talent
for getting headlines, only frustrated
his superiors, who demoted him.
 6¾" x
2¾" check payable to and endorsed by
Mitchell, “1st Lt. Wm. Mitchell, Sig.
Corps.” The check is drawn on The
Riggs National Bank, is dated April 20,
1901 and signed by Joseph E. Maxfield.
Maxfield, while in the Signal Corps,
led a hydrogen balloon company during
the Spanish-American War. Maxfield
landed the Army’s sole balloon at
Santiago Cuba. Cancellation holes in the
check do not touch either signature.
$450
to $900
 435.
Eddie Rickenbacker
(1890-1973)
World War I ace. Rickenbacker was
awarded the Medal of Honor for shooting
down 26 enemy airplanes in World War I.
8 ½” x 11” document signed, July 6,
1958. The document is a release form
providing the rights to an article
written by Rickenbacker to
Guideposts. The two-page article and
a cover letter to Rickenbacker from
Guidepost is included.
$200 to
$400
 436. Eddie Rickenbacker. 5” x 3”
card with a “Wright Brothers”
commemorative stamp affixed, signed
through the stamp.
$100 to
$200
 437. William A. “Billy” Bishop
(1894-1956) Canadian flying ace. Bishop
was a WW I ace officially credited with
72 victories, the highest number for a
British Empire pilot. 6 ½” x 9 ½” sepia
printed photograph, removed from a book,
signed. There is wear to the left margin
where it was detached.
$100 to
$200
 438. Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1890-1969) General, 34th
President. Eisenhower
commanded the Allied Forces landing in
North Africa in November 1942; on D-Day,
1944, he was Supreme Commander of the
troops invading France. 8 ¼” x 4” postal
cover addressed to “Mrs. Dwight D.
Eisenhower” in Washington,
postmarked June 29, 1943 from New York
mailed to Eisenhower in Washington D.C.
The envelope is free franked from the
Grand Central Annex and signed as being
censored by “Dwight D. Eisenhower,
General, U.S. Army.” The envelope
is stamped “Passed by Examiner
Base 2134 Army” in purple.
$600 to
$1,000
 439. George S. Patton, Jr.
(1885-1945) General. Patton served in
North Africa and Sicily, during World
War II before becoming the commander of
the Third Army. Toward the close of the
war, with Patton using his tanks to
their full effectiveness, the Third Army
defied the odds and drove the Nazis
across France
 and back into Germany. 6
½” x 3 ½” postal cover addressed, in
pencil, “Mr. Geo S. Patton, San
Gabriel California.” Patton also
signs as censoring the letter, “O. K.
G. S Patton….” On the reverse is an
autograph note, signed with initials:
“Send me an electric torch and extra
batteries. G. S. P.” The
cancellation is through his censor
signature.
$750
to $1,200
 440. Douglas MacArthur
(1880-1964) General.
MacArthur was one of the
best-known American military leaders of
World War II, when he commanded Allied
forces in the southwest Pacific, in
post-war Japan, and in the Korean War. 3
¼” x 2 ¼” card signed, double matted
with a commemorative gold trimmed plate
and framed in a shadow box to 17” x 21”
$200
to $400
 441. Douglas MacArthur.
11” x 14”
black and white matte finish portrait
photograph (image 7 ½” x 9”), in
uniform, signed “To Ed Grabischi With
the best wishes of his life long friend.
Douglas MacArthur.”
$500 to $900
 442. Douglas MacArthur. 8” x 10 ½”
typed letter signed, New York, August
12, 1963, to Don Quigley. “…Thank you
very much for your cordial note…I
greatly appreciate your kindly
sentiments….” Includes the original
envelope and a second envelope from
MacArthur’s war-time headquarters,
Southwest Pacific Area, cancelled
October 14, 1943 and signed by the bas
censor.
$250 to
$450
 443. Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
General. Bradley commanded forces in
North Africa and Sicily, then moved to
command the American involvement in the
D-Day invasion of 1944, ultimately
liberating Paris. 7 ¾” x 10 ½” typed
letter signed, personal five star
stationery, December 11, 1951, to Ralph
E. Haugan. “…Thank you very much for
your cordial Christmas greeting and for
sending me the copy of your 1951 edition
of ‘Christmas’. This is indeed a
fascinating book….”
$150 to
$300
 444. Omar Bradley. 7 ¼” x 10 ½”
typed letter signed, personal “General
of the Army” stationery, October 24,
1961, to Colonel Robert Hertzberg.
“…There were about 46 present for the
dinner on Friday in Washington. Nine of
them joined me for golf at Burning Tree.
We had perfect weather for it, and I
think everyone enjoyed the reunion….”
$150 to
$300
 445. George C. Marshall (1880-1959)
General, statesman. Marshall was the
Army Chief of Staff at the outbreak of
World War II and played a critical role
in training the massive new army,
drawing up strategic plans and
appointing top military personnel. 6
3/4” x 8 3/4” typed letter signed,
Office of General of the Army, December
31, 1953, to Randolph E. Haugan. “…It
was very thoughtful of you to send me
the copy of your American Annual of
Christmas….”
$200 to
$400
 446. George C. Marshall. 7” x 9”
typed letter signed, Office of General
of the Army, August 17, 1954, to Julius
Klein. “…thanks for your letter of
August 7 and for the enclosed clipping.
I greatly appreciate your generous
expressions and value your goodwill and
opinion….”
$200 to
$400
 447. Jonathan M. Wainwright
(1883-1953) General. Wainwright
commanded the American forces in the
Philippines during World War II. He
became a world symbol of resistance to
the Axis in the siege of Corregidor and
during four years in Japanese captivity.
5” x 3” card with a “Mississipi
Territory” commemorative stamp affixed,
signed in green ink through the stamp.
$100 to
$200
 448. Generals. Maxwell
D. Taylor
(1901-1987) Taylor jumped into Normandy
on June 6, 1944, with his men. He was
the first Allied general to land in
France on D-Day. He commanded the 101st
Airborne Division for the rest of the
war and Lucius Clay
(1897-1978) Clay was a leader in
mobilization for World War II,
 overseeing army production and
procurement. In 1944 he was put in
command of supply bases in Normandy for
the Allied thrust into Germany. 5” x 3”
cards with stamps affixed signed. The
card Taylor signed has a “Defense”
stamp, he signs under the stamp and Clay
has signed through an “Credo” stamp. A
transmittal letter from Clay’s secretary
is included.
$100 to
$200
 449. Louis Mountbatten
(1900-79) British statesman and Admiral.
Mountbatten was the supreme Allied
commander for Southeast Asia during
World War II, Mountbatten conducted
operations against Japanese-occupied
Burma. Mountbatten was also the last
viceroy and first governor general of
India, overseeing its transition to
independence.
6 ½”
x 8” typed letter signed, “Yours
sincerely Mountbatten of Burma,”
Commander-In-Chief, November 3, 1954, to
“My dear Schay – Montafiore.” “…I am
so glad you enjoyed your three years in
the States. 292 Seems to be doing very
well under Peter Foster….” There are
two file holes in the left margin.
$150
to $250
 450. Claire L. Chennault
(1890–1958) Air Force General. Chennault
served in the Army Air Corps for 20
years before retiring in 1937 because of
increasing deafness. He became an air
adviser to Chiang Kai-shek, and he
formed the group of U.S. volunteer
aviators called the Flying Tigers to
combat the Japanese. Recalled to active
duty in World War II, Chennault
commanded U.S. Army Air Forces in China
(1942–1945). 6 ½” x 3 ½” air mail postal
cover, addressed and censored by General
Chennault. Addressed to “Mrs. Peggy
Rex” with Chennault’s stamped APO
return address with a “Censored By”
block to the lower left signed, “C.L.
Chennault, Maj. Gen. U.S.A.” The
envelope is cancelled May 27, 1944 and
shows even toning.
$400 to
$700
 451. James H. Doolittle (1896-1993)
General. Doolittle led a daring raid on
Tokyo, for which he received the
Congressional Medal of Honor. He
commanded air operations on many fronts,
including attacks on Germany in
1944-1945. The book, American
Heritage, April 1974, Volume XXV,
Number 3, containing an interview with
Doolittle, signed on a full page
photograph “To Gerald J. Gallagher:
With every good wish. J. H. Doolittle.”
Accompanied by a transmittal letter
on Doolittle’s stationery signed by his
secretary.
$100
to $200
 452. James H. Doolittle. 5” x 3”
card with a “U. S. Army” commemorative
stamp affixed, signed through the stamp.
$100
to $200
 453. Doolittle Raiders.
The Doolittle
Raid, flown on April 18, 1942, was the
first air raid to strike the Japanese
home island of Honshu during World War
II. The raid was planned and led by
Jimmy Doolittle. The plan was to launch
them from a carrier, hit military
targets in Japan, and fly on to land in
China. All 16 aircraft
 were lost on the
mission, and 11 crewmen were either
killed or captured. Three 3 ½” x 2”
cards signed by three of the “Raiders”:
Horace “Sally” Crouch, Davy Jones
and Frank A. Kappeler. Each has
also indicated their role in the attack.
Also an 8 ½” x 11” autograph letter
signed, together with a signed
photograph from William L. Birch,
July 8, 2001, to Mrs. Cochran. “…I
was a member of the Air Corps group that
bombed Japan under the Command of
Colonel Doolittle....” and Chase
J. Nelson, 5 ½” x 8 ½” two page
autograph letter signed, personal
stationery, July 7, 2001, to Mrs.
Cochrane. “…I really don’t know if
you are acquainted with the ‘Doolittle
Raid’ and the part it played in WW II. I
was a volunteer member and all but paid
the supreme price….” Also includes a
signed personal card.
$100 to $200
 454. Mark W. Clark (1896-1984)
General. Clark became Allied High
Commissioner for Austria after accepting
the German surrender in May 1945. He
succeeded Matthew B. Ridgway as supreme
commander of United Nations forces in
Korea in May 1952. Two matted items: the
9 ½” x 7 ½” surrender flyer in Korean
signed with a printed signature and an
8” x 10” typed letter signed “Wayne,”
The Citadel, August 8, 1958, to
columnist Hy Gardner. “…I did see Mr.
Fred Schiler and Mr. Herman King with
regards my writing or speaking the
foreword to their forthcoming picture,
‘Ten Men and a Prayer’….” Uniformly
toned, file notes at the top of the
letter. Both items are matted with
photographs of Clark
 to 14” x 18”.
$100 to
$200
 455. Chester W. Nimitz (1885-1966)
Admiral. Nimitz commanded the Pacific
Fleet. 3 ¾” x 5” black and white
photograph signed, “C. W. Nimitz
Fleet Admiral U. S. Navy.”
$150 to
$250
 456. Chester Nimitz. 8” x 10” black
and white photograph of Nimitz with
fighter Abe Hollandersky, signed “To:
Abe Hollandersky Good Luck! C. W. Nimitz,
Fleet Admiral USN”, double matted
and framed to 11” x 13 ¼”. Abe “The
Newsboy” Hollandersky
(1887-1966) fought almost 400 wrestling
matches and l,309 boxing matches, with
most of his fights aboard ships or for
the benefit of the Navy Relief. The
colorful Abe was made “Newsboy of the
Navy” by President Theodore Roosevelt in
1906 after selling a newspaper on
the yacht Mayflower. Although a
civilian, he was permitted by order of
the President, to travel on any Navy
ship anywhere in the world to sell
newspapers. Hollandersky credited
himself with winning the heavyweight
championships of Panama and South
Africa, and claimed the world’s
welterweight wrestling title in 1907.
$250
to $500
 457. Chester W. Nimitz. 5” x 2 ¾”
sheet signed, “C. W. Nimitz Fleet
Admiral U S N.” Accompanied by the
transmittal letter from his aide.
$100 to
$200
 458. “Short Snorter.”
A short snorter is a
banknote which circulated during World
War II. Generally it was either signed
by a group of friends to
commemorate and remember the bonds of
friendship or it would be linked into an
informal drinking club, where those
without had to buy a round for the
others. At which point the “Short
Snorter” would be used.
A Silver Cerificate
(1935 series) “Short Snorter” dated on
the reverse November 7, 1941 with
sixteen signatures on the front and
back, including J. H. Doolittle
and Chester W. Nimitz. One signer
(George J. Keller) has dated his
signature “1950” indicating that
this well worn bill was carried for
nearly a decade.
$500 to $900
 459. Ernest King (1878-1956)
Admiral. King was a brilliant strategist
and organizer. He served as both
Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Fleet and
Chief of Naval Operations during World
War II. 3 ½” x 2” card with a Saratoga
commemorative stamp affixed, signed
across the stamp.
$150
to $250
 460. William F. “Bull” Halsey
(1882-1959) Admiral. Halsey led the
Third Fleet, working in tandem with
MacArthur, to execute the strategy of
“island hopping” which led to the defeat
of Japan. 3 ½” x 2” card with a United
States Navy commemorative stamp affixed,
signed across the stamp.
$150 to $250
 461. Leslie R. Groves (1896-1990)
General and engineer. Groves received
the most important assignment of his
career in 1942 when, after receiving the
rank of temporary Brigadier General, he
was appointed Commanding Officer of the
highly secret Manhattan Project, with a
$2-billion budget and broad powers to
tap the country’s resources to develop,
construct, and test the atomic bomb. Two
items: 8” x 10” black and white
photograph signed, “Leslie R. Groves,
Lieut. Gen. USA Ret.” and a 4” x 5”
autograph note signed, “LRG,”
personal stationery, “This is in
accord with your recent request LRG…Mar
18, 1969 I didn’t know whether you
 wanted the picture autographed or not
but I did so anyway.” Tape stain at
the top of the note.
$200 to
$400
 462.
Iwo Jima. The capture of the
Japanese island of Iwo Jima in World War
II by three U.S. Marine divisions
supported by more than 800 warships and
landing craft has been described as the
classic amphibious assault of World War
II. Charles W. Lindberg
(1920-2007) Marine. Lindberg was a part
of the first raising of the United
States flag on Iwo Jima during World War
II. 8” x 10” black
 and white
photograph signed “Charles W.
Lindberg 1st Flag Raiser, Iwo
Jima, Feb. 23, 1945, 10:30 A.M.”
Matted to 11” x 14”. And a 12 ½” x 10”
printed black and white photograph of
the flag raising signed by Medal of
Honor winners: Hershel Williams
(1923- ), Jack H. Lucas
(1928- ) and George E. Wahlen
(1924- ).Both photographs have been
defaced with small authenticator
stickers at the lower right.
$150 to
$300
 463. Enola Gay. The
Enola Gay
was the first aircraft to drop an atomic
bomb in the history of warfare. The bomb
was dropped on the Japanese city of
Hiroshima on August 6, 1944. It was
piloted by Paul W. Tibbets
(1915-2007), Thomas Ferebee
(1918-2000) was the bombardier.
10” x 8” black and white photograph of
Tibbets in front of the Enola Gay,
signed and an 8” x 10” black and
white
 photograph of Ferebee, signed.
$100
to $200
464. NO
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 465. Paul W. Tibbets. 8” x 10”
printed statement, his reflections on
Hiroshima, “…the morality of dropping
that bomb was not my business. I was
instructed to perform a military
mission….” Signed at the
conclusion.
$100
to $200
 466. Fred J. Olivi (1922-2004)
Airman. Olivi was the co-pilot of
Bockscar that dropped the “Fat Man”
nuclear weapon over Nagasaki on August
9, 1945, the second atomic weapon used
against Japan. Two 10” x 8” black
and white photographs signed: an image
of the plane, Bockscar, signed
“Fred J. Olivi Co-pilot B – 29 ‘Bockscar,”
and the second a composite of four
pictures of the plane,
 bomb and mushroom
cloud signed, “Fred J. Olivi Co –
pilot ‘Bockscar’.” Both are matted
to 11” x 14”.
$100 to
$200
 467. Air
Aces. An Ace is
a military aviator
credited with shooting down five or more
enemy aircraft during aerial combat. A
collection of sixteen “Historical Images
– American Fighter Aces” trading cards
signed, some on the reverse, by: Dick
Becker, Frederick Blesse, Robert Curtis
(with an autograph note signed),
Bob DeHaven, Whitey
Feighter, Joe Forster, Gabby Gabreski,
Robert E. Galer (also a card
signed), Frank Gerard, David “Tex”
Hill, Ken Jernstedt, Marion
Kirby, Joseph D. McGraw (with an
autograph note signed), Steve Pisanos,
Alex Vracin (with an autograph note
signed) and Robert Woody.
$100 to $200
 468. Air Aces. David
“Tex” Hill
(1915-2007) Hill was recruited in
1941 to serve in the Claire Chennault’s
American Volunteer Group. In his service
with the Flying Tigers, he was credited
with destroying 10.25 Japanese planes. 8
½” x 11” black and white photograph
signed, “To Marilyn Cochran all the
best to a great Trooper “Tex” Hill.”
Robert Lee Scott (1908-2006) Lee
became fighter
commanding officer of the China Air Task
Force, by October 1943 he flown 388
combat missions and shot down 13 enemy
aircraft to become one of the earliest
aces of the war. He is also known for
his autobiography God is My Co-Pilot.
6” x 4” black and white photograph
signed and an 8 ½” x 11” typed letter
signed, “Bob,”
 Museum of
Aviation, August 2, 2001. “…Here’s a
photo in my fighter plane in China
when I was just 33…Good Lord!....”
Jim Swett (1920- ) Swett
was a Marine
Corps fighter pilot and ace during World
War II. He was awarded the Medal of
Honor for actions while a division
flight leader over Guadalcanal. 7 ¼” x
10 ¾” autograph letter signed, personal
stationery, no date, to “Dear Lady.”
“…The current events at New York and
Washington D. C. are a horror which I
cannot understand. Islam under God is
peaceful and terrorism does not exist….”
Also includes a 3 ½” x 2” card
signed.
$100 to $200
 469. Luftwaffe Air Aces. A 4 ½” x
7” ace of clubs signed by ten German air
aces who combined for 524 victories.
Signed by: Willie Reschke, Martin
Becker, Eduard Neumann, Martin Drewes,
Heinz Lange, Wolfgang Falk, Wolf
Dietrich Huy, Gerhard Schoepfel, Walter
Loos and Walter Schuch.
$250 to
$400
 470. Albert Speer (1905-1981)
German architect. Speer was appointed
chief architect of the Third Reich in
1933. In 1942 he became minister for
armaments and war production and
expanded the system of conscript and
slave labor that maintained Germany’s
wartime productivity. Speer confessed
his guilt at the Nuremberg trials, and
he served 20 years in prison. 5 ¾” x 8
¼” typed letter signed, personal
stationery, April 19, 1980, to Mr.
Butler. “…I very much regret that you
will probably receive this letter only
after your return from your trip to
Germany. Due to an embolism in the
lung…I am far behind with …my
correspondence….”
$100 to
$200
 471. Military. Mark W. Clark
(1896-1984), William Westmoreland
(1914-2005) Generals and
Elmo Zumwalt (1920-2000) Admiral.
Clark trained and led the U.S. Fifth
Army in the invasion and conquest of
Italy in 1943–45. During the Korean War,
he succeeded Matthew B. Ridgway in April
1952 in command of United Nations
forces. Westmoreland was the commander
of US forces in Vietnam. Zumwalt as an
admiral and later as the Chief of Naval
Operations played a major part in the
Vietnam War. Three 8” x 10” photographs
signed: Clark a black and white, “To:
Joseph Kovar: With warm regards for you
and your
 fine Boy Scouts. Mark W.
Clark,” Westmoreland signs a color
photograph, “To: David B. Friedman
With Best wishes WC Westmoreland”
and Zumwalt writes, “To Walter With
respect E.R. Zumwalt.” Each of the
photographs has been matted to 11” x
14”.
$100 to
$200
 472.
Congressional Medal of Honor. The
Medal of Honor is the highest military
decoration awarded by the United States
government. It is bestowed on a member
of the United States armed forces who
distinguishes himself “…conspicuously by
gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of
his life above and beyond the call of
duty while engaged in an action against
an enemy of the United States…” 3 ½” x
2” cards signed by the following
recipients of the award: Ernest
Childers, Francis S. Currey, Bud Day,
Roger H. C. Donlon, Stephen R. Gregg,
John D. Hawk, James R. Hendrix (2),
Joe M. Jackson, Gary Littrell, Merrill
A. McPeak (2), Hiroshi Miyamura
and Raymond Murphy. Also an
8” x 10” printed biography signed by
Joe Foss, a 5 ¼” x 7 ¼” printed
photograph
 signed by Robert E. Bush
and a 6” x 8” autograph letter
signed from Van T. Barfoot
accompanying a 5” x 7 ½” black and white
photograph signed. Eighteen items.
$100 to
$200
 473. Air
Force. Four 5” x 3” cards with a
stamp commemorating the fiftieth
anniversary of the Air Force, signed
through the stamp by: Curtis LeMay
(1906-1990) General. LeMay headed
the Berlin airlift, then reorganized the
Strategic
 Air Command into an effective
means of conducting nuclear war and Air
Force Secretaries, Dudley C.
Sharp (1906-1987), Thomas White
(1902-1965) and Eugene Zuckert
(1911-2000).
$100 to
$200
 474. Generals - Korea. Two
5” x 3” cards with the “U. S. Army”
commemorative stamp affixed, signed
through the stamp by Mark W. Clark
(1896-1984) and Matthew Ridgway
(1895-1993), who has dated the card
“09 Oct 86.” The letter
requesting his signature has been
initialed by Clark. Clark commanded the
5th
 Army in North Africa and in Italy.
From May, 1952, to Oct., 1953, he was
supreme commander of UN forces in Korea
and also commander of United States
forces in East Asia. Ridgway
held several major
commands and was most famous for
salvaging the United Nations war effort
in the Korean War.
$100 to $200
 475. Lloyd Bucher (1927-2004) Naval
officer. Bucher was the
Captain of the USS Pueblo, which
was captured in January, 1968 by the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
While monitoring North Korea, the
Pueblo came under attack by North
Korean forces. North Koreans boarded the
ship and took her to the port at Wonsan.
For the next 11 months, Commander Bucher
and his crew were held as POW's by the
North Koreans. Two items: 6” x 9”
autograph letter signed, March 6, 1970,
to “Ronnie.” “…Happy to oblidge….”
Accompanied by a 4” x 5” color
photograph signed, “For Ronnie Best
of Luck. Lloyd Bucher…USN.”
$100 to $200
 476. Lloyd Bucher.
Three items:
5” x 3” card with a U. S. Navy
commemorative stamp affixed, signed
“Lloyd M. Bucher L. M. Bucher CDR USN CO
USS Pueblo GER-2,” an unsigned
calling card and his signature at the
conclusion of the letter requesting his
autograph.
$100 to $200
 477. Vietnam War.
Three 5” x 3”
cards with commemorative stamps affixed
signed by the following individuals
associated with the Viet Nam adventure:
Robert McNamara (1916- )
Secretary of Defense, William
Westmoreland
 (1914-2005) General.
Westmoreland who commanded American
military operations in the Vietnam War
at its peak from 1964 until 1968
and Elmo Zumwalt (1920-2000)
Admiral. Zumwalt was the Commander Naval
Forces in Vietnam. Also includes a typed
letter from Westmoreland’s secretary.
$100 to $200
 478. Chairmen of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
5” x 3” cards with
commemorative stamps affixed signed
through the stamps by the following
military men who have served as Chairmen
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: William
Crowe, Jr. (1925-2007), Lyman L.
Lemnitzer (1899-1988), John M.
Shalikashvili (1936- ) and
Earle G. Wheeler (1908-1975). There
are also three typed letters signed by
each, on their official stationery
transmitting the card. There is also a
7” x 8 ½” typed transmittal letter
signed by Wheeler, personal stationery,
March 1, 1964 and
 Crowe’s secretary
sends a handwritten letter.
$100 to $200
 479. Norman Schwarzkopf
(1934- )
General. Schwarzkopf was
Commander in Chief of the U.S. Central
Command during the Persian Gulf War
against Saddam Hussein. 8” x 10” color
photograph, signed in gold ink “With
Best Wishes! Norman Schwarzkopf Gen, USA
CINC CENTCOM,” and a 5” x 3” card
with an “U. S. Army” commemorative stamp
affixed, signed, he has added four
stars.
$100 to
$200
 480. Iraq War.
Three 5” x 3” cards,
two bearing “U. S. Army” commemorative
stamps and the third with a Douglas
MacArthur commemorative signed by
Generals: Tommy Franks (1945-
) Franks was the U.S. general leading
the attack on the Taliban in Afghanistan
in response to the terrorist attacks on
the
 World Trade Center and The Pentagon.
He also led the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
He has signed the card with the MacArthur stamp, adding “Gen. USA,”
John Abizaid (1951- )
Abizaid assumed command of Central
Command from General Tommy Franks,
following the overthrow of Saddam
Hussein, he adds: “COMCENT 11/12/03”
and David H. Petraeus (1952- )
Petraeus is the
 Commanding General,
Multi-National Force - Iraq. He assumed
command in February 2007. He has signed:
“29 May 2007 Baghdad, David H.
Petraeus General, US Army CG, MNF-1.”
$100 to
$200
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