Description: Check out our store under the "Military Collectibles" category for other similar items and save on shipping! Estate sale find, vintage original WWII US Army Air Corps Pilot Letter 342nd Bomb Sq Plane Assignment B-17 B-29 POW. Lieutenant Colonel James S. Ross, Jr., flew combat missions as a bomber pilot in both Europe and the Pacific during World War II. In Europe he was a B-17 pilot assigned to the 342nd Bomb Squadron. In the spring of 1945, while flying as a B-29 pilot with the 498th Bombardment Group, 875th Bombardment Squadron, 20th Air Force, Ross became a prisoner of the Japanese and was held at the Ofuna Naval Interrogation Center and at the Tokyo Shinjuku POW Camp. He was released at the end of the war. The item measures approximately 7" X 10.5", approximate shipping weight 4 ounces. PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - AS IS - FADING - CREASES - TEARS The item appears to be in overall Fair to Good Minus used condition, signs of wear, creases, fading, tears, chipping, sunning and age toning, soiling, stains, writing, no odors, please see images. (C2F13-411)
Price: 42.58 USD
Location: Bakersfield, California
End Time: 2024-12-14T03:16:23.000Z
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WWII US Army Air Corps Pilot Letter 342nd Bomb Squadron B-29 POW: WWII US Army Air Corps Pilot Letter 342nd Bomb Squadron B-29 POW
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
Theme: Militaria
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region of Origin: United States
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
