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Signed Forrestal, Admirals Nimitz, Rodford, Reeves Naval Air Transport Service Book

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Signed Forrestal, Admirals Nimitz, Rodford, Reeves Naval Air Transport Service Book

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Operation Lifeline: History and Development of the Naval Air Transport Service Book. Blue cloth, title printed on spine, emblem of the Naval Air Transport Service on front cover. All edges gilt. Pictorial endpapers. Limitation page is signed by James Forrestal (Secretary of the Navy), Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (Chief of Naval Operations), Vice Admiral A.W. Radford (Deputy Chief of Naval Operations) and Rear Admiral J.W. Reeves (Commander, Naval Air Transport Services). An incredible collection of signatures from dignitaries of WWII. This edition is limited to one thousand copies in which this is Number 193. Inscription from an ex marine on the inside front page. By: James Lee. Photographs by Joe Rosenthal. Copyright: 1947. 171 pages. The binding is starting to separate on the inside cover.

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Signed Forrestal, Admirals Nimitz, Rodford, Reeves Naval Air Transport Service Book

Name: Signed Forrestal, Admirals Nimitz, Rodford, Reeves Naval Air Transport Service Book
SKU: 147576866
Price: 280 USD
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