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Time Remaining To Bid: 2 days 15 hours 47 mins. 8 secs.
Item Will Close On: Monday, September 01, 2008 at 8:30:00 PM CST

Lot Number: 5896002

Category: L53 - Estate & Personal Collections

ESTATE GROUPING OF DECORATED WWII/KOREAN WAR GENERAL - BG STARS, AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO & MORE

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Part of a vast estate grouping, once belonging to Maj. Gen. Harlan Nelson Hartness, famed WWII and Korean War General, to include: 1) riker mount containing Hartness` BG shoulder board stars [solid, textured silver finish, unmarked, w/locking pb] with nice official 1st Army B/W photo circa 1950 picturing Hartness to the left, LG Willis W. Crittenberger to center and another MG to the right. Photo was taken on Governor`s Island, New York, and has been inscribed to Hartness [at the time 4th Division Commander] w/sentiment and signed by 1st Army Commander MG Crittenberger; 2) 1944 copy of the 94th Infantry Division yearbook, training based at Camp McCain, Mississippi; and 3) Hartness` April, 1949 dated copy of "Operation Vittles", which was the code-name for the Berlin Airlift, is 120 pages w/ lots of photos from that operation, and it comes in the original stiff mailer named to BG Hartness. MG Hartness graduated from West Point in 1919, was promoted to BG in 1942, served with and commanded the 26th Infantry Division in 1945 [winning the Silver Star, Legion of Merit and 2 Bronze Star medals], later served as Assistant Commanding General of the 7th Division in Korea from 1946-1948, was named Commanding general of the 4th Division EUCOM in 1950, was promoted to MG in 1951 and retired in 1954. His foreign decorations include the Military Order of the White Lion from Czechoslovakia, and from France the Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre w/Star and the Croix de Guerre w/Palms. Tremendous opportunity to obtain personal memorabilia from a noted U.S. General Officer involved in two wars.  Condition: 8

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