teufelhund Posted June 16, 2009 Share #26 Posted June 16, 2009 7 This is the signature of CHARLES BOGGESS and his radioman , commanding of the first tank entering BASTOGNE in DEC 1944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhund Posted June 16, 2009 Share #27 Posted June 16, 2009 Col KINNARD G2 of the 101st The real " NUTS" man in the cave that the Belgian DoD decided last month, not to destroy. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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teufelhund Posted June 16, 2009 Share #29 Posted June 16, 2009 From Upton to the MEUSE With the 307TH infantry Ex Libris Weston Jenkins Capt of E Cy 2nd Bn 307 Infantry 77th USID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhund Posted June 16, 2009 Share #30 Posted June 16, 2009 Anotated by himself concerning the fightings of the Vesles- Fismes Area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhund Posted June 16, 2009 Share #31 Posted June 16, 2009 J.D Clark & Fletcher Pratt THE LOST BATTALION Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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teufelhund Posted June 16, 2009 Share #33 Posted June 16, 2009 Sorry , sent too early W/O comments The preceding shot was for Major William J CULLEN, DSC, Member of the Lost Battalion October 2-8, 1918 History of the 308th Infantry, 77th USID ( 1917-1919) Barrely visible signature, but 100% authentic ( paid a few bucks for it) Teufelhund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhund Posted June 16, 2009 Share #34 Posted June 16, 2009 Lt. COL FRANK E EVANS Adjudant HQ Cy 6Th reg USMC, 1917-1918 Silver Star From his book DADDY PAT OF THE MARINES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhund Posted June 16, 2009 Share #35 Posted June 16, 2009 More likely this one for Frank E Evans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhund Posted June 16, 2009 Share #36 Posted June 16, 2009 More likely this one for Frank E Evans Frank E Evans, in person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriegsmodell Posted June 17, 2009 Share #37 Posted June 17, 2009 Wow! Some great WWII stuff here. Let's change things up a bit with some MACVSOG books and signatures. First we have the classic four volume set by SOG recon man Harve Saal (including the rare Volume I and the scarce Volume II). Each is signed to B-56 (CCS) SOG veteran Jerome "Jerry" M. Ledzinski by Saal with a unique dedication on each book. I really like this "double signed SOG" set. For the sake of space I will only showing one volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriegsmodell Posted June 17, 2009 Share #38 Posted June 17, 2009 Here is a more recent work, this one by FOB-1 CCN recon men John Stryker Meyer (code name Tilt) and John E. Peters. This one is triple signed and dated by Meyer, Peters, and SP4 Douglas "The Frenchman" LeTourneau. All ran recon with CCN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriegsmodell Posted June 17, 2009 Share #39 Posted June 17, 2009 In 2003, Prior to On the Ground, John Meyer penned Across the Fence - The Secret War in Vietnam. A great work that just six years later is hard to locate. Here is a very scarce, hard cover edition with dust jacket signed and dated by Tilt. I really like the dedication in this volume which I will quote verbatim in the next post. In speaking with Meyer, he advised that some of these volumes were signed and dedicated to those assisting with various actions against CNN after the slanderous "Valley of Death" Operation Tailwind story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriegsmodell Posted June 17, 2009 Share #40 Posted June 17, 2009 Here is the dedication from Meyer on the volume above: 7/30/04 Amber, Thank you for your hard work & dedication in this case. Without your work, looking at 35,000 pieces of potentially valuable evidence, (would - lined out) will provide the silver bullet Jim needs to place in the heart of Satan - CNN. May God Bless You, J. S. Meyer. One of my favorite signed volumes. Hard to see in the pic above but it looks like John started to write CCN instead of CNN at the very end. I highly recommend this book which I understand is soon to be published in a revised edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriegsmodell Posted June 17, 2009 Share #41 Posted June 17, 2009 Speaking of Operation Tailwind here is the autobiography of perhaps the most controversial figure of this major CCC Exploitation/Hatchet Force action. Captain Robert Van Buskirk's book Tailwind. Michael Tucker recently posted a period photograph of Van Buskirk in an Operation Tailwind - Bernard Bright string on the forum. The back cover of this work features a studio shot of the Captain. Picked this up as part of my Tailwind research and book project. The signature page is to an admirer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriegsmodell Posted June 17, 2009 Share #42 Posted June 17, 2009 Signed Special Forces of the United States Army - 1952/1982 by LtC Ian D. W. Sutherland. Long out of print from R. James Bender Publishing and perhaps still the best one volume USSF reference. I have several other items attributed to the now deceased Sutherland as well. Sutherland served in MACVSOG OP-34 and OP-80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriegsmodell Posted June 17, 2009 Share #43 Posted June 17, 2009 A great work here by FOB-2/CCC recon man and chase medic Joe Parnar. This one is still in print and you should grab one up while you can. Just genuine and real from the heart recollections here. Parnar is a good man and mentioned in works by Plaster, Greco, and others. I especially enjoyed the material on Silver Star winner John Walton (deceased heir to the Walmart dynasty) who ran recon in this volume. I hope these men are never forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriegsmodell Posted June 17, 2009 Share #44 Posted June 17, 2009 Last one for now. I think I have a few more that I will try and dig out of the bunker for pics. I would have to say this is my favorite signed book. A hard to find 1986 first edition hard cover of The Three Wars of Roy Benavidez. Signed, dated, and dedicated to an admirer in January of 1988. Benavidez of CCS (B-56) won (earned) the Medal of Honor for his "one man Bright Light" action on May 2, 1968. The MOH recommendation was lost or misplaced for years until recovered and submitted in the early 1980s. President Ronald Reagan ultimately presented Benavidez with the Medal of Honor on February 24, 1981 at a White House ceremony. The narrative of Benavidez' heroic and selfless actions on that May morning in Cambodia will bring tears to your eyes ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Championhilz Posted June 17, 2009 Share #45 Posted June 17, 2009 My book is a little different - instead of an autographed book, this is my book of WW II autographs that I have been collecting for about eight years now. Here are a few of my favorites: William M. Robinson was a radio operator on a B-24 in the 445th Bomb Group, 703rd Bomb Squadron. He flew 22 missions and was shot down on the 23rd. He spent a year in Stalag Luft 4, and survived the "Black March" when the Germans evacuated his camp to keep the POW's from falling into Russian hands. Major William B Cammack flew 67 missions in a P-38 in the Pacific. He flew missions over Hiroshima and Nagaskai after the atomic bombs were dropped, and escorted the two Japanese Betty Bombers from North of Ie Shima to Manila that had on board 23 Japanese officers that met with McArthur to arrange the surrender of their troops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Championhilz Posted June 17, 2009 Share #46 Posted June 17, 2009 Here's a few more: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Championhilz Posted June 17, 2009 Share #47 Posted June 17, 2009 One last picture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arclight Posted June 17, 2009 Share #48 Posted June 17, 2009 This is just one of 6 or 7 signed Clark books. This is the cover, and actually came with a great B&W photo of the General & his wife in the President's Quarters at The Citadel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arclight Posted June 17, 2009 Share #49 Posted June 17, 2009 and, the autograph. I really don't think much of Clark as General, but I guess, due to my college career at that bastion of knowledge and tradition, I have grown fond of him. Anyway, here's the title page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arclight Posted June 17, 2009 Share #50 Posted June 17, 2009 My favorite! My wonderful wife got this for me last Christmas after hearing me tell her about my visit to Arlington years ago and visiting his grave, amongst many others. Oh, and makeing her watch two full seasons of Ba Ba Black Sheep. She's such a trooper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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