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Time Remaining To Bid: 64 days 18 hours 34 mins. 27 secs.
Item Will Close On Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 8:30:00 PM CST

Lot Number: 5931918

Category: L53 - Estate & Personal Collections

EDWIN C. "TED" PARSONS OF THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE PERSONAL GROUPING

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An experienced pilot when the war began, Parsons went to France at the end of 1915. He served with the United States Ambulance service before enlisting in the French Foreign Legion. In 1916, he became a pilot in the French Air Service and was assigned to N124 in January 1917. When the war ended, Parsons returned to the United States and joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was employed as an aviation advisor for several Hollywood movies. As a naval officer during World War II, he was an instructor at Pensacola Naval Air Station and took part in the Solomon Islands campaign, ending the war as a Rear Admiral.

Grouping includes personal hygeine kit with his initials `E.C.P.`, 8mm movie `The Lafayette Escadrille #3`, tan garrison cap & navy shoulder board + magazine article about the Lafayette escadrille.  

For more information on this collection go to http://www.manions.com/block.htm  Condition: 6

Opening Bid Amount: $50

Current Bid Amount: $50 Total Bids: 1
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