GENERAL LYMAN L. LEMNITZER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 01/19/1959 - HFSID 286463
Sale Price $180.00
Reg. $200.00
GENERAL LYMAN L. LEMNITZER
General Lyman L. Lemnitzer filled out and signed his personal check
in 1959
Check filled out and signed: "L.L. Lemnitzer", in blue ink.
8¼x3, Honesdale, PA., 19 January 1959. Check No. 4027, drawn on The Honesdale
National Bank, payable to Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. in the amount of
$7.30. Lyman L. Lemnitzer (1899-1988) was promoted to Brigadier
General in command of the 34th Anti-Aircraft Brigade and soon received
appointment as Assistant Chief of Staff of the Allied Forces Headquarters under
General Dwight D. Eisenhower in London. After aiding in the planning of
the North African invasion, he resumed command of the 34th in February of 1943
and led it in the opening phases of General Patton's Sicilian Campaign. In
late June 1943, he became Deputy Chief of Staff of the Allied 15th Army Group
(U.S. 7th, British 8th) under General Sir Harold R.L.G. Alexander. He was
promoted to Major General in November 1944. In 1952 he was promoted to
Lieutenant General and General in 1955 when he was named Commander of U.S. Army Forces in the Far
East and of the 8th Army.
After the war, Lemnitzer was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
(1960-1963) and Supreme Allied Commander of NATO (1963-1969). Bank processing
stamps on front and verso - affecting signature at first "L". Lightly
soiled. Ink note (unknown hand) at upper left margin. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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