Description: This auction is for a VERY rare, authentic,autographed 8x10 picture signed by ww11 triple ace pilot, Col. Herschel Green..Buyer will receive a lifetime guarantee certificate from, "The Autographed House Of Tn.".. HERSCHEL GREENHerschel Harper GreenDATE OF BIRTH: July 3, 1920PLACE OF BIRTH:Mayfield, KentuckyHOME OF RECORD:Mayfield, KentuckyIn May 1943 near Italy, while sustaining heavy damage to his own airplane, Major Green shot down his first enemy aircraft. In one mission in 1944 he destroyed 6 enemy aircraft in a single mission. He went on to destroy at total of 18 aircraft and was one of the top Army Air Force fighter aces of World War II. He was the top ace for the Fifteenth Air Force as a fighter pilot in Europe and Africa from 1943 to 1944, flying the P-40, P-47, and P-51. He ended the war credited with a total of 18 enemy aircraft destroyed in the air, making him a TRIPLE ACE. After the war he transferred to the new U.S. Air Force, and retired in 1964 as a Colonel.AWARDS BY DATE OF ACTION:1 of 4Distinguished Service CrossAWARDED FOR ACTIONSDURING World War IIService: Army Air ForcesBattalion: 317th Fighter SquadronDivision: 15th Air ForceGENERAL ORDERS:Headquarters, U.S. Army-Mediterranean Theater of Operations, General Orders No. 47 (September 22, 1944)CITATION:The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Major (Air Corps) Herschel Harper Green (ASN: 0-659696), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-51 Fighter Airplane in the 317th Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Group, FIFTEENTH Air Force, in action over ***** on 21 August 1944. Arriving over the target area prior to the heavy bombers, the fighter group led by Major Green conducted a highly successful fighter sweep. Although the assigned mission was completed when the bombers withdrew from the target, Major Green having observed over sixty enemy aircraft on the airdrome prior to the bomb run, continued circling, for despite the devastation inflicted on the airdrome only three enemy aircraft fires were visible. Fully cognizant of the extreme danger of a low-level attack on an active enemy installation, Major Green carefully planned, then skillfully initiated a daring low-level trial attack through smoke, dust and potential ground fire. The supreme risk, instituted by gallant action, proved that the limited visibility rendered ground weapons' fire ineffective. Thereupon, Major Green courageously led ten P-51s on six successive strafing attacks, and so successfully covered the entire area that thirty-seven enemy aircraft were severely damaged or destroyed. Major Green's display of extreme valor, intrepid leadership, and unusual initiative reflect great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
Price: 31.96 USD
Location: Tullahoma, Tennessee
End Time: 2024-11-20T03:03:17.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Autograph Authentication: James Spence (JSA) Hologram #DD64457
Original/Reproduction: Original hand signed authenticated 8x10 photo
Signed by: Bill Overstreet
