Details:

Edwin A. Walker autographed glossy press photograph, signed and inscribed in blue ink to collector Ken Browne, "Mr. Kenneth H. Browne / In appreciation with best wishes / Edwin A. Walker / Maj. Gen. U.S. Army / Aug. 1961." The formal military portrait depicts Walker in uniform as commanding general of the U.S. Army's 24th Infantry Division.

The reverse bears an official U.S. Army photographic credit and typed press caption identifying Walker as Commanding General of the 24th Infantry (Victory) Division, dated November 13, 1959, Augsburg, Germany.

The photograph measures 8 x 10 inches. Fine condition with light handling wear and period notations on the reverse.

Edwin A. Walker (1909–1993) was a United States Army major general whose military career included service during World War II and the Korean War. He commanded federal troops during the 1957 desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and later commanded the 24th Infantry Division in West Germany. After leaving the Army in 1961, Walker became a prominent conservative political activist and was the target of a failed assassination attempt by Lee Harvey Oswald in April 1963, months before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

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Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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Reference sku: 11704 1419236-1