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Gordon Bryan Compton, WW2 Flying Ace In The European Theater Of Combat. Rare Signature!

Gordon Bryan Compton, WW2 Flying Ace In The European Theater Of Combat. Rare Signature!

Name: Gordon Bryan Compton, WW2 Flying Ace In The European Theater Of Combat. Rare Signature!
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SKU: 1729
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Gordon Bryan Compton (1920-2003) Promoted to Major near end of the war, shot down 5 enemy aircraft, crash landed one plane due to engine failure. During World War II, Gordon Compton became a U.S. Army Air Forces ACE, credited with shooting down 5.5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. He left military service briefly after the war, but re-joined the Army Air Forces in 1946, and subsequently transferred to the new U.S. Air Force. He retired in 1968 as a U.S. Air Force Colonel. Later served in Vietnam, earning a Legion of Merit, and three distinguished flying crosses.
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Notes: As received from Colonel Compton by consignor. Hard to acquire autograph!

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Dimensions

8" x 0.01" x 11"

Categories

Militaria, Military Documents & Ephemera

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