GENERAL AUSTIN RUSSELL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 24376
Sale Price $115.00
Reg. $140.00
AUSTIN RUSSELL
Signed photo as lieutenant general, shown in his US Air Force
uniform
Photograph signed: "A. Russell/Lt. Gen. USAF". B/w, 8x10. Air
Force General Austin C. Russell (1915-2004), a West Point graduate (1940),
earned his pilot's wings in December 1942. During World War II he served in
the China-Burma-India Theater, rising to command of the 33rd Bombardment
Group of the 14th Air Force. During the Korean War he led the 307th
Bombardment Wing, based in Okinawa. During the two wars he flew 54 combat
missions over China and Korea. After holding a series of staff positions
with the Strategic Air Command, including director of personnel, he became
Vice Chief of Staff for the Air Force (1970-1972), retiring in the latter
year. 3 notches on left edge from previous binding. Ink note (unknown hand) on
verso. Otherwise fine condition.
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