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General Robert Scott Medals, Flying Tigers

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(lot of 5) Brigadier General Robert Lee Scott Jr. (12 April 1908 - 27 February 2006) medals, including his Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters displayed on the medal and ribbon, in the original presentation box, together with a ''Past Commander'' cloth badge and lapel pin; an Asiatic Pacific Medal, American Defence Medal, Air Force Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and an autographed black and white photograph of Colonel Robert L. Scott Jr. in his P-40 Warhawk in 1943, note: Colonel Scott flew 388 combat missions in 925 hours from July 1942 to October 1943, shooting down 13 Japanese aircraft to become one of America's earliest fighter aces of the war, Scott is best known for his autobiography God is My Co-Pilot about his exploits in World War II with the Flying Tigers and the United States Army Air Forces in China and Burma, the book was eventually made into a film of the same name, photograph framed: 13.5'' x 16.25'', sight: 6.25'' x 9''

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