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LOT 39:
WW2 US Gen Curtis Le May and Air Cdre Dick signed Boeing B17 RAF bomber cover B32. Curtis Emerson LeMay (November ...
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WW2 US Gen Curtis Le May and Air Cdre Dick signed Boeing B17 RAF bomber cover B32. Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 - October 1, 1990) was an American Air Force general who implemented a controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theatre of World War II. He later served as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, from 1961 to 1965. LeMay joined the United States Army Air Corps, the precursor to the United States Air Force, in 1929 while studying civil engineering at Ohio State University. He had risen to the rank of major by the time of Japan's Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and the United States's subsequent entry into World War II. He commanded the 305th Operations Group from October 1942 until September 1943, and the 3rd Air Division in the European theatre of World War II until August 1944, when he was transferred to the China Burma India Theater. He was then placed in command of strategic bombing operations against Japan, planning and executing a massive fire bombing campaign against Japanese cities and Operation Starvation, a crippling minelaying campaign in Japan's internal waterways. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
