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Robinson Risner autographed Official First Day Cover commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, postmarked March 11, 1974, in Washington, D.C. Risner added the inscriptions "8 Kills," "336 F.S.," "4th F.I.G.," and "1951–1952."

Fine condition.

Robinson Risner (1925–2013) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot, Korean War flying ace, and one of America's most highly decorated aviators. Flying F-86 Sabres with the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, he was credited with eight MiG-15 aerial victories during the Korean War. During the Vietnam War, Risner was shot down and spent more than seven years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, where he became one of the senior American officers in captivity and was awarded the Air Force Cross twice for extraordinary heroism.

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