Masters of The Air Tuskegee Airmen Lt. Col. Harold Brown POW Stalag SIGNED 4x6

Description: This auction is for the following Lt. Col. Harold Brown WWII POW Stalag VIIA SIGNED RARE SIGNED 4x6 PHOTO. PLEASE NOTE THAT LT. COL. HAROLD BROWN IS ONE OF THE RAREST AUTOGRAPHS IN THE HOBBY FROM THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PILOTS. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE AUTHENTIC LT. COL. HAROLD BROWN AUTOGRAPHS LIKE THIS ONE. THIS ITEM WOULD MAKE FOR A GREAT GIFT OR INVESTMENT. On January 26th, 2024 Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg will be releasing what they have called the third instalment of “Band of Brothers.” The new twelve part mini-series will be titled “Masters of The Air” based on Donald Miller’s book by the same name. Unlike autographs from Band of Brothers Easy Company veterans and the HBO Pacific veterans who were still with us when those mini-series were released. Sadly all of the veterans from the new Masters of The Air veterans passed away before the miniseries was completed. Autographs for the actual veterans depicted the Masters of The Air passed away before the mini-series was completed. I have been completing historical and military autographs for the last 38 years and did obtain a hand of autographs from the veterans portrayed in the new mini-series Maters of The Air. Lt. Col. Harold Brown (Deceased) was a U.S. Army Air Force officer who served during World War II as a combat fighter pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Brown's P-51C aircraft was shot down in the European Theatre of World War II and he became a POW prisoner of war at Stalag VILLA. Brown developed an interest in becoming a pilot in his youth. After graduating from high school, he applied to the military to become a pilot. He was underweight so he was instructed to gain weight. After gaining weight to reach the 128.75 pound threshold he was accepted to the Tuskegee Institute for flight training. While he had experienced some racial discrimination in Minnesota, Brown was upset by having to abide by Jim Crow segregation practices when off-base in Alabama. He limited his exposure to racism by spending most of his time in local black communities. At 19 years old, on May 23, 1944, Brown graduated from flight school as a 2nd Lieutenant. During a strafing mission over Germany he encountered a German Messerschmitt Me 262 and pursued it, attempting to shoot it down. In 1945, Brown was flying a P-51C east of Bruck, Austria. His flight path took him over anti-aircraft emplacements, where he crashed after shrapnel from a destroyed German cargo train hit his plane. He was surrounded by Austrian and German citizens who then attempted to lynch him, before a German constable intervened and took him to a prisoner of war camp for two months. He was one of 31 of the Tuskegee Airmen to be captured during the war. During the Korean War he was stationed at Tachikawa Air Base, Tokyo. Brown flew missions in South Korea from Taegu Air Base, Pusan Air Base and Seoul Air Base. Brown retired from the Air Force in 1965 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC HAND AUTOGRAPHED 4x6 PHOTOGRAPH. I ONLY SELL AUTHENTIC HAND AUTOGRAPHED MEMORABILIA. I do not sell reprints or facsimile autographs. When you bid on my items you will receive the real deal authentic hand autographed items. You will receive the same signed photograph that is pictured in the scan. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me. PLEASE NOTE this 4x6 photograph was printed and then autographed post war. I combine S&H when multiple items are purchased. I ship items internationally the price for international S&H varies by country. I currently have other rare autographed military and historical signed items available. Please take a look at my other auctions of rare military and historical autographed items.

Price: 99.99 USD

Location: Historical Treasures

End Time: 2024-08-10T09:22:29.000Z

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