Description: George W. Bush signed and framed Armed Forces certificate for General Gordon Doolittle, USAF. Purchased directly from the Doolittle estate in Portland, Oregon. Unknown if signature is autopen or handwritten. Certificate features bright gold embossed U.S. seal. Like new condition certificate, light scuffing on back of frame, front is clean. Business card attached on back of frame of "Brigadier General Gordon L. Doolittle." Gen. Doolittle's Bio per the official Air Force website: Gordon L. Doolittle flew 70 combat missions in P-51s and P-38s for the Eighth Air Force’s 479th Fighter Group in England in World War II, shooting down three German aircraft and earning the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, and six Air Medals. He was promoted to major in July 1947 as commanding officer of the 123d Fighter Squadron, which he headed during the Korean War on recall to active duty. Back in the Air National Guard he was promoted to colonel in October 1953 as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Oregon Air National Guard. In July 1958 Doolittle began a four-year tour as Air National Guard advisor to the Director of Plans at Headquarters U.S. Air Force after which he was Chief of Staff (later, Commander) of the Oregon Air National Guard in the grade of brigadier general. He was promoted to major general in April 1973 and retired on June 30, 1977 and passed away at age 87 in 2008.
Price: 24.95 USD
Location: Oakland, California
End Time: 2024-02-14T21:19:03.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12.95 USD
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Industry: Presidential
President: George W. Bush
Signed: Yes
