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RARE PRE WWII 1930s MARINE AVIATOR PHOTO ALBUM FROM WWII USMC FIGHTER ACE

ORIGINAL RARE PRE WWII 1930s MARINE AVIATOR PHOTO ALBUM FROM WWII USMC FIGHTER ACE. Bought from veterans estate. This USMC officer was commissioned and completed flight training in 1936. Served as XO of VMF-111 in Samoa, CO of the famous VMF-121 flying off Guadalcanal. Flying F4Fs he shot down 6 Zeros in 2 days in December 1942 earning him a Silver Star. Lt Col in 1943 and commanded MAG-51 and then MGVG-4 flying F4Us off the USS Cape Gloucester. 2 victories over a Judy and Francis in 1945 brought his tally to 8. During the Korean War he was deputy CO of Marine Air Group 21 and again flying combat earned a second Silver Star. Retired in 1959 as a Brig General. This lot consists of his pre WWII photo album. Amazing album from the mid 1930s, a rare look into between the wars Naval / Marine Corps Aviation. 307 photos, many, many aircraft, crashes, cadets, class photos. Some leave photos / girlfriends but the vast majority are great aviation shots. Very well done and captioned. Please see my other auctions for more items from this estate and other estate military items. Thank you and good luck! As required by your country’s laws, they are not charged by me and I have no responsibility toward them. Sellers: Add a FREE map to your listings. The item “RARE PRE WWII 1930s MARINE AVIATOR PHOTO ALBUM FROM WWII USMC FIGHTER ACE” is in sale since Tuesday, October 27, 2015. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “aceshigh!” and is located in East Northport, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.
RARE PRE WWII 1930s MARINE AVIATOR PHOTO ALBUM FROM WWII USMC FIGHTER ACE

admin February 25, 2016

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#9198 Jozef Zawacki POLAND ORDER VIRTUTI MILITARI, 5th cl WWII PAF PILOT, 304 Sq

#30 POLAND POLISH WWII POLISH AIR FORCE ORDER OF THE VIRTUTI MILITARI, #9198, 5th class, Silver gilt worn, superb enamels. Jozef Zawadzki who was attached to the 304th Slask Bomber Squadron as a Pilot observer during the Battle of Britain. Very rare 2nd type VM. A small number of these 5th class VMs were left over from 1921 production run and awarded until the supply ran out with the last number being 9,999. After that, VMs were never machine stamped with numbers. New supply of VMs were ordered from Spinks, Rubin in Palestine, in Italy and Polish Tech jewelers in London. Mounted on a old original Swiss made ribbon. New replacement ribbon will be supplied. Very rare VM award for Polish Air Force members. It is one of 1,500 crosses awarded during WWII which were made in the 1920’s. Superb example of Polish Military History during WWII. It maybe of some interest to those who are not familiar with Polish History to know that thousands of VM recipients from the WWI era also fought in the 1939 campaign. The where killed on the battlefield in full uniform or captured. In once place at one time at Katyn, 22,000 thousand Polish officers and NCOs were shot by the Soviets. The item “#9198 Jozef Zawacki POLAND ORDER VIRTUTI MILITARI, 5th cl WWII PAF PILOT, 304 Sq” is in sale since Wednesday, November 12, 2014. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “polishmilitaria” and is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Country/Region of Manufacture: Poland

admin February 8, 2016

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