GENERAL IRA C. EAKER - TYPESCRIPT SIGNED - HFSID 165906
Sale Price $395.00
Reg. $480.00
IRA C. EAKER
Typed copy of the United State's declaration of was upon Nazi Germany, signed
by Air Force Lieutenant General and World War II veteran Ira C. Eaker
Typescript signed: "Ira C Eaker/Lt Gen. USAF (Ret)". Pencil notations
near right edge in unknown hand. 1 page, 8¼x10¾. Titled: "Declaration of
War on Germany December 11, 1941". EAKER (1896-1987) made the first
transcontinental flight purely on instruments (1936). During WWII, he
personally led the first U. S. B-17 bomber strike against German occupation
forces in France, the bombing of Rouen, Aug. 17, 1942. In June 1944, after being
transferred to the Mediterranean, he flew the first bombing raid from Italy into
Germany, landing in the Soviet Union after striking factory and oil
installations and other military targets. In 1944, he was named Commander of
the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces. In 1970, Eaker was enshrined in the
National Aviation Hall of Fame. Folds and creases (not near signature).
Otherwise in fine condition.
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