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Time Remaining To Bid: 11 days 0 hours 0 mins. 58 secs.
Item Will Close On: Monday, September 01, 2008 at 8:30:00 PM CST

Lot Number: 5896038

Category: L53 - Estate & Personal Collections

ESTATE GROUPING OF DECORATED WW2/KOREAN WAR GENERAL - UNIFORM MATERIAL & MORE

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Part of a vast estate grouping, once belonging to MG Harlan Nelson Hartness, famed WW2 and Korean War General, to include: 1) Hartness` WW2 OD wool knit sweater [as worn under the field jacket], medium sized, 4 button closure at neck, and displaying some moth bites; 2) his April 11, 1944 dated Officer trousers, size 34S [but altered], having maker`s label inside and Hartness` hand-written name on one of the pocket`s material, working Talon zipper but lacking buttons to both rear pockets, and displaying several moth bites to front [largest is dime sized]; 3) Hartness` medium sized M-1943 field jacket hood, dated June 20, 1944, makers tags and size stamped, a beauty; and 4) boxed lot of 21 glass slides from Korea, used for in-coming troop informational purposes [slides #1-11 and 20-29 present], box lid having Hartness` name to it. 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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