Lot 184
World War II -- American Commanders and Cabinet Officers, Including Arnold, Ridgway, Doolittle, Bradley, Clark, Gruenther, Zumwalt. Henry L. Stimson, a 1945 TLS as Secretary of War, informing Mrs. Florence M, Morrison that she will be receiving the Purple Heart, posthumously awarded to her husband, Private Henry A. Morrison, Infantry. With envelope and a card signed "H L Stimson"; General George C. Marshall, 1942 TLS on letterhead with four stars, sending Christmas greetings; Alfred M. Gruenther, card signed as General U.S. Army / SHAPE Paris"; William H. Arnold, free franked envelope ("Free W H Arnold" as Maj. Gen.; Carl Spaatz, album page signed as "General, U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces October 1945"; James Doolittle, 10 x 8" photo inscribed to Michael Hecht and signed "J.H. Doolittle"; Omar Bradley, 10 x 8" photo as a five-star general, inscribed and signed; Mark W. Clark, 8 x 6½" photo signed as a four-star general (inscribed to Michael Hecht in another hand); Robert P. Patterson, signature as Under Secretary of War, April 11, 1943, on War Dept. card; M.B. Ridgway, 1979 typed postcard signed re young men and women serving their country; Admiral E.R. Zumwalt, ISP; and General Andrew J. Goodpaster, card signed as Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Overall fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP
The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection.
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