Lot 892
[Seven Generals] Patton, Bradley, McAuliffe, Clark, Pershing & Others. Signatures of six World War II generals on one sheet of United States Army letterhead, 10 x 5¾", n.p., n.d. and a typed letter signed "John J. Pershing" on letterhead of The Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, TX, Dec. 6, 1938. The World War II generals are: Omar N. Bradley / Lt. Gen. U.S.A, U.S. Army field commander in North Africa and Europe, and a General of the Army; G S Patton Jr, commander of the Seventh and Third United States Armies; W.H. Simpson, commanded U.S. Ninth Army in northern Europe; Jacob L. Devers, commander of the Sixth Army Group in Europe; A. C. McAuliffe, U.S. general who was the acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division defending Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge and who said "Nuts" to the German demand to surrender; Mark W. Clark, commanded the Allied Fifth Army, then the Fifteen Army Group. Minor smear in Devers name, else fine. General Pershing's letter assures Mr. C.C. Mercury that he would be glad to see him if he came to San Antonio. Light toning and soiling. Pershing was commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
Estimated Value $900 - 1,200.
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