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 Author Name: Captain Annis G. Thompson
Title: The Greatest Airlift (Signed by Lieutenant General George E. Stratemeyer) The Story of Combat Cargo
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket; Some wear to the flyleaf sections & boards.
Edition: Stated First Edition
Publisher: Tokyo, Japan Dai-Nippon Printing Company 1954
ISBN Number: B000OT1HWW
Seller ID: 274
Signed by Lieutenant General George E Stratemeyer. The inside flyleaf has his signature dated July 29, 1955 in dark blue. There are other notations in the upper left hand corner and lower section of the flyleaf referencing Commanding General FEAF. Stated as First Edition. May 1954. Heavily illustrated with black and white photographs. Included in the book is a copy of a letter written to the General from Henry Edward Schultz, National Chairman of the Anti Defamation League on October 4, 1955. Lieutenant General Stratemeyer responded to Mr. Schultz in a letter dated October 12, 1955. It appears the General was quite upset with Mr. Schultz letter to him and kept photocopies of them in this book. Included is a vintage Military Birthday card dated 1950 to Ken or Kevin, signed from Junior. An envelope to Master Sgt K Scoca at the USAF Hospital in California is with the copies of the letters. This is a very rare collectible item for the military buff. Pages are clean and free of writing. Lieutenant General George Edward Stratemeyer received the Distinguished Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters; Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal with oak leaf cluster; American Defense Service Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal with five service stars; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with service star; World War I Victory Medal; World War II Victory Medal; American Campaign Medal with service star; National Defense Service Medal; Korean Service Medal with four service stars; Mexican Border Service Medal; Ho-Tu Medal of Chinese Air Force; Tashou Cloud Banner (Chinese) ; British Order of Companion of the Bath Chinese Special; Chinese Pilot's Badge; Polish Order of Polonia Restitute Commander's Cross; Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Degree of Knight Commander; Yugoslavian pilot's badge. Dark red with large gilt lettering on front and spine. ; B&W Photographs; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 464 pages
Polonia, Autograph George E. Stratemeyer, General George E Stratemeyer Autograph Combat Cargo Book Signed Captain A.g. Thompson Book Captain Lillian Kinkela Big Bird Roosts In Japan Col Charles W Howe 187 Rtc At Taegu Mcarty With Major Pramatooya Bhuitphanda
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