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WW2 Uniform and Items Belonging to B-24 Pilot Lt. China-Burma-India
Guns International #: 101924643 Seller's Inventory #: 42572
Category: Military Collectible US - Military Clothing
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
This is a fantastic lot of items belonging to 1st Lt. Theodore A. McConnell, originally of Media, PA, and chronicles his career as a B-24 Liberator pilot flying "The Hump" between India and China during WW2 while serving in the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 436th Bombardment Squadron. McConnell accrued a total of 406 hours, 40 minutes of combat time over the course of 46 missions flown. The officer’s service coat is a government-issued example (size 36R) that has 1st Lieutenant rank insignia; a bullion embroidered 10th Air Force patch on the left shoulder; bullion embroidered CBI patch on the right; three ribbons above the left breast pocket: WW2 Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal (with three stars); and a Presidential Unit Citation ribbon over the right breast pocket. The coat is in excellent condition, as is the issue US Army officer’s garrison cap (size 6 7/8) that accompanies it. The remainder of the lot is contained within an original brown leather "PILOT’S NAVIGATION KIT / AIR CORPS / UNITED STATES ARMY" valise: McConnell’s inscribed Distinguished Flying Cross (with oak leaf cluster) in original presentation case; USAAC Ellington Field Class 43-1 yearbook and graduation booklet; a tattered original silk "Blood Chit" with printed linen recreation; numerous USAAC/USAAF identity cards, flight documents, and two personnel record folders; several "Short Snorter" banknotes (many of which are taped together); a Weems Aircraft Plotter in the original paper envelope; several 1944-dated photographs of McConnell and others, including the fairly well-known B-24J "SNAFU" (serial #42-73246), and a different B-24 following a crash landing. Additionally, the valise contains: some of McConnell’s post-war correspondence regarding his wartime service (primarily flying cargo to China, as well as bombing missions in Burma); a June, 1941 copy of LOOK magazine that has a cover story titled "Our Only Defense Is An Aerial Offense"; a copy of "Air Power: Key To Survival / With A Prologue On The Lesson Of Korea" by Alexander P. de Seversky (1950); post-war civil aviation notebook; and some fairly modern patches and vehicle stickers. This is a splendid piece of WW2 USAAF history, and would make a splendid addition to any collection.
SOLD
Manufacturer: US
Model: Uniform