KOREA/VIETNAM ACES SIGNATURES

39^TH FIGHTER-INTERCEPTOR SQUADRON (KOREAN WAR) - THE COBRA IN THE CLOUDS. THIS IS A VERY NICE PANEL & REPRODUCTION PATCH THAT WAS ONCE PUT OUT BY THE "AMERICAN MILITARY ARCHIVES" OF WHICH I ONLY RECIEVED 6 OF THIER PRODUCTIONS BEFORE THEY WENT DEFUNCT! INFORMATION IS ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PANEL WITH A SLEAVE THAT HOLDS THE REPO. PATCH. I HAVE INCLUDED 10 BOOKPLATES OF ACES FROM THIS SQUADRON, SOME ARE MENTIONED ON THE FRONT AND BACK PANELS. THE ACES ARE; WILLIAM F. SHAEFFER, DOLPHIN D. OVERTON III, HENRY BUTTELMANN, JOHN F. BOLT, LOWELL K. BRUELAND, GEORGE I. RUDDELL, WALKER M. MAHURIN, FRANCIS GABRESKI, WILLIAM H. WESCOTT & CECIL G. FOSTER. $275.00

WILLIAM H. WESCOTT - 51^ST FIW SIGNED THIS ENLARGED BIO. FROM THE AMERICAN FIGHTER ACES ASSOCIATION. $25.00

ROBIN OLD'S SIGNED BOOKPLATES. SEE TAB FOR "USAAF ACES SIGNATURES ON BOOKPLATES & BIO'S" 3 SIGNED BOOKPLATES LEFT. THEY ARE LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE AT THE 479TH FIGHTER GROUP.

1 BOOKPLATE SIGNED BY JAMES H. KASLER. IN KOREA HE ACHIEVED 6 VICTORIES IN HIS F-86 FLYING WITH THE 4^TH FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR WING (FIW). JAMES FLEW THE F-105 IN THE 355^TH TFW IN VIETNAM, BUT BEFORE OBTAINING ANY POSSIBLE VICTORIES HE BECAME A POW ON 8-8-1966 FROM AAA. $45.00

CAPT JAMES H. KASLER SIGNED BIO. $45.00

1 SIGNED BOOKPLATES BY RANDY "DUKE" CUNNINGHAM & HIS WSO (WEAPONS SYSTEM OPERATOR) WILLIAM DRISCOLL. TOGETHER THEY SHOT DOWN 5 MIGS IN VIETNAM WHILE FLYING IN SQUADRON VF-96. $40.00 EACH

BOTH SOLD

7 SIGNED BOOKPLATES BY VIETNAM ACE RICHARD S. "STEVE" RITCHIE WAS IN THE 432^ND TFRW AND 555^TH TFS. RITCHIE SHOT DOWN 5 MIG 21'S. HE IS NOW A RETIRED BRIG. GENERAL. $30.00 EA. BP.

1 SMALL BP LEFT

1 BOOKPLATE OF MARINE CORP ACE PHILLIP C. DeLONG. IN KOREAN WAR WITH VMF-312 GETTING 2 YAK-9's IN HIS F4U-4. DeLONG ALSO HAD 11- 1/6^TH VICTORIES IN WWII SERVING WITH VMF-212. $35.00

2 BOOKPLATES OF THE ONLY NAVY NIGHTFIGHTER ACE IN KOREAN WAR. GUY P. BORDELON JR., FLYING THE F4U GOT 2 YAK18's AND 3 LA11's ALL AT NIGHT. $30.00 EACH LARGE BP SOLD

BELOW IS AN ALFA LISTING OF ACES IN THE KOREAN WAR SIGNED ON BOOKPLATES, ALL SERVED IN THE 4^TH FIW. $20.00 EACH (except where note)

4 BPs RICHARD S. BECKER-5 VICs $45.00

1 BP FREDERICK C. BLESSE-10 VICs SOLD

4 BPs CHARLES G. CLEVELAND-5 VICs (1 WAS IN WWII) $45.00

1 BP PHILIP E. COLMAN-10 VICs (6 WERE IN WWII) $45.00

9 BPs CLYDE A. CURTIN-5 VICs $45.00

4 BPs RALPH D. "HOOT" GIBSON-5 VICs $45.00

2 BPs JAMES H. KASLER-6 VICs (POW IN VIETNAM) 1 BP left $45.00

7 BPs BROOKS J. LILES-5 VICs (1 WAS IN WWII & HE WAS POW) $45.00

3 BPs JAMES F. LOW-9 VICs (POW IN VIETNAM 8^TH TFW) 2 BP's left $45.00

8 BPs WINSTON W. "BONES" MARSHALL-6 -1/2 VICs $45.00

4 BPs RALPH S. PARR JR.-10 VICs $45.00

7 BPs ROBINSON RISNER-8VICs (POW IN VIETNAM 67^TH TFS) $50.00

BELOW IS AN ALFA LISTING OF ACES IN THE KOREAN WAR SIGNED ON BOOKPLATES, ALL SERVED IN THE 51^ST FIW. $20.00 EACH, EXCEPT WHERE NOTED DIFFERENT.

1 BP JOHN F. BOLT JR.-12 VICs (6 WERE IN WWII, VMF214 & VMF472) $45.00- SOLD

4 BPs LOWELL K. BRUELAND-14 - 1/2 VICs (12 -1/2 WERE IN WWII, 354^TH FG) $45.00

2 BPs HENRY BUTTELMANN-7 VICs $45.00

3 BPs HAROLD E. FISCHER-10 VICs (POW IN KOREA) $45.00

3 BPs CECIL G. FOSTER-9 VICs $45.00

1 BP FRANCIS GABRESKI-34 -1/2 VICs(28 WERE IN WWII & POW)

$90.00

3 BPs WALKER M. MAHURIN-24 -1/4 VICs(20 -3/4 WERE IN WWII, POW IN KOREA)2 left $50.00

8 BPs DOLPHIN D. OVERTON III-5 VICs $45.00

3 BPs WILLIAM F. SHAEFFER-6 VICs(3 WERE IN WWII) $45.00

4 BPs WILLIAM H. WESCOTT-5 VICs $45.00