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(IWO JIMA) RAYMOND E. JACOBS

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(1926-2008) U.S. Marine who was part of the combat patrol that climbed Mount Suribachi and raised the first of two U.S. flags on the summit during the battle of Iwo Jima. Printed D.S. 1p. 4to., [n.p., Jan. 1, 2003], a photocopy of a letter written to Jacobs by photographer Louis R. Lowery about his famous shot of the first American flag raised on Mt. Suribachi, signed at bottom: ‘Semper Fi Raymond E. Jacobs 1/1/03’. Fine.

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(IWO JIMA) RAYMOND E. JACOBS

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Estimate $60-$80Mar 26, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

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116: Militaria & Autograph Auction 2026 Day 1

Mar 26, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

Elkton, MD, United States

(IWO JIMA) DAVID SEVERANCE: (1919-2021) American Marine commander who, during the Battle of Iwo Jima, ordered his patrol to scale Mount Suribachi and raise the American flag at the summit. Signature adding rank on a

Mar 26, 2026(IWO JIMA) DAVID SEVERANCE

(IWO JIMA) LOUIS R. LOWERY: (1916-1987) U.S. Marine combat photographer who took the first photographs of the American flag raised on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Signature and address in the return address

Mar 26, 2026(IWO JIMA) LOUIS R. LOWERY

(OKINAWA): PEDRO DEL VALLE (1893-1978) American Marine who became the first Latino to reach the rank of lieutenant general, served in World Wars I and II, notably at Guadalcanal and the Battle of Okinawa (as

Mar 26, 2026(OKINAWA)

JAKOB GRIMMINGER: (1892 - 1969) SS officer famous for carrying the Blutfahne, the blood-stained flag from the "Beer Hall Putsch" in which Grimminger had also participated. Tried in 1946, all of his property was

Mar 26, 2026JAKOB GRIMMINGER

JAKOB SPRENGER: (1884 - 1945) Nazi politician, an anti-Semite who quickly through the ranks to become Gauleiter of Hesse-Nassau-South, an elected member of the Reichstag, and High President of the Prussian province

Mar 26, 2026JAKOB SPRENGER

JAMES M. GAVIN: (1907-1990) 'Jumpin Jim', a senior U.S. Army Officer and third Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. T.L.S. on personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Osterville, MA, July 7,

Mar 26, 2026JAMES M. GAVIN

JAPANESE ACES: A group of 14 S.P.s of World War II Japanese aces, each a reprint of a vintage image and ranging in size from 3.25 x 3 in. to 4.5 x 7 in, individually signed. Includes: KUNIYOSHI TANAKA, SABURO

Mar 26, 2026JAPANESE ACES

JG-54 PROMOTION DOCUMENT SIGNED BY TWO KNIGHTS CROSS RECIPIENTS FOR A THIRD: A superb association war-date D.S., 2pp. 4to., [headquarters of Jagdeschwader 54], Jan. 20, 1944, a 'War Assessment' recommending that Hptm. SIEGFRIED SCHNELL (1916-Feb. 25, 1944) be promoted to the

Mar 26, 2026JG-54 PROMOTION DOCUMENT SIGNED BY TWO KNIGHTS CROSS RECIPIENTS FOR A THIRD

('BAND OF BROTHERS' 506TH P.I.R.) LT. ROBERT E. HALEY'S HONORABLE DISCHARGE: ROBERT E. HALEY (1919-2004) American military officer in the 101st Airborne Division, a well-rounded student and athlete from Connecticut who served first with the 541st P.I.R., then more famously as

Mar 26, 2026('BAND OF BROTHERS' 506TH P.I.R.) LT. ROBERT E. HALEY'S HONORABLE DISCHARGE

('BAND OF BROTHERS' 506TH P.I.R.) LT. ROBERT E. HALEY'S PERSONAL PORTRAIT: ROBERT E. HALEY (1919-2004) American military officer in the 101st Airborne Division, a well-rounded student and athlete from Connecticut who served first with the 541st P.I.R., then more famously as

Mar 26, 2026('BAND OF BROTHERS' 506TH P.I.R.) LT. ROBERT E. HALEY'S PERSONAL PORTRAIT

PRE-INVASION AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF BEACHES AND BOMBARDMENT OF IWO JIMA (4): Fine lot of four original Army Air Force aerial photographs all taken just prior to the American invasion of Iwo Jima, three images showing heavy bombardment of Japanese fortifications on the island.

Mar 26, 2026PRE-INVASION AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF BEACHES AND BOMBARDMENT OF IWO JIMA (4)

PRE-INVASION AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF BEACHES AND BOMBARDMENT OF IWO JIMA (4): Fine lot of four original Army Air Force aerial photographs all taken just prior to the American invasion of Iwo Jima, three images showing after effects of bombardments of Japanese fortifications on

Mar 26, 2026PRE-INVASION AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF BEACHES AND BOMBARDMENT OF IWO JIMA (4)

('BAND OF BROTHERS' 506TH P.I.R.) LT. ROBERT E. HALEY'S 82ND AIRBORNE SHOULDER PATCH: ROBERT E. HALEY (1919-2004) American military officer in the 101st Airborne Division, a well-rounded student and athlete from Connecticut who served first with the 541st P.I.R., then more famously as

Mar 26, 2026('BAND OF BROTHERS' 506TH P.I.R.) LT. ROBERT E. HALEY'S 82ND AIRBORNE SHOULDER PATCH

('BAND OF BROTHERS' 506TH P.I.R.) LT. ROBERT E. HALEY'S PARACHUTE BADGE AND JUMP CERTIFICATE (4): ROBERT E. HALEY (1919-2004) American military officer in the 101st Airborne Division, a well-rounded student and athlete from Connecticut who served first with the 541st P.I.R., then more famously as

Mar 26, 2026('BAND OF BROTHERS' 506TH P.I.R.) LT. ROBERT E. HALEY'S PARACHUTE BADGE AND JUMP CERTIFICATE (4)

('BAND OF BROTHERS' 506TH P.I.R.) LT. ROBERT E. HALEY'S SIGNED SEPARATION RECORD: ROBERT E. HALEY (1919-2004) American military officer in the 101st Airborne Division, a well-rounded student and athlete from Connecticut who served first with the 541st P.I.R., then more famously as

Mar 26, 2026('BAND OF BROTHERS' 506TH P.I.R.) LT. ROBERT E. HALEY'S SIGNED SEPARATION RECORD

('BAND OF BROTHERS' 506TH P.I.R.) LT. ROBERT E. HALEY'S MARKET GARDEN PARACHUTE RELIC: ROBERT E. HALEY (1919-2004) American military officer in the 101st Airborne Division, a well-rounded student and athlete from Connecticut who served first with the 541st P.I.R., then more famously as

Mar 26, 2026('BAND OF BROTHERS' 506TH P.I.R.) LT. ROBERT E. HALEY'S MARKET GARDEN PARACHUTE RELIC

HUBERT LANZ: (1896-1982) Wehrmacht General of Mountain Troops, convicted of war crimes for atrocities committed in the Balkans. War-date S.P., 3.25 x 4.75 in. b/w, a pose in uniform seated at his desk, boldly

Mar 26, 2026HUBERT LANZ

HUGH J. CASEY: (1898 - 1981) American major general, served as MacArthur's chief engineer during the Battle of Bataan, in New Guinea and the Philippines, and during the occupation of Japan. In the Battle of Leyte,

Mar 26, 2026HUGH J. CASEY

HUGO PRIMOZIC: (1914 – 1996) German Sturmgeschutz (assault gun) ace and the first noncommissioned officer in the history of the German Army to be awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Fine war-date

Mar 26, 2026HUGO PRIMOZIC

HUGO SPERRLE: (1885 - 1953) German field marshal of the Luftwaffe during World War II, captured by the Allies and charged with war crimes in the High Command Trial at the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials but was

Mar 26, 2026HUGO SPERRLE

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