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1940s ORIGINAL GROUP OF PERSONAL ITEMS OF BLACK AMERICAN GUNNER AND RADIO OPERATOR WITH THE 477TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP

1940s ORIGINAL GROUP OF PERSONAL ITEMS OF BLACK AMERICAN GUNNER AND RADIO OPERATOR WITH THE 477TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP

1947
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On offer is a fascinating group of personal items of an African American serviceman named Sgt. Eugene Best, 20621435. The group includes dog tags, photos, certificates, pillow sham, record to home and other items. Sgt. Best served with the 477th Bombardment groups and other groups mentioned in the paperwork on B-25s as a radio operator and gunner. The group offers a more intimate look via the personal items than is the norm. Overall G+.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, SGT. EUGENE BEST, AFRICAN AMERICAN,  BLACK AMERICANA, BLACK AMERICAN, WWII, WORLD WAR II, WW2, 477TH BOMBARDMENT, GUNNER, ARMY AIR CORPS, AMERICANA, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, AUTOGRAPHED, AUTHORS, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, ARCHIVE, DIARY, DIARIES, antiquité, contrat, vélin, document, manuscrit, papier Antike, Brief, Pergament, Dokument, Manuskript, Papier oggetto d'antiquariato, atto, velina, documento, manoscritto, carta antigüedad, hecho, vitela, documento, manuscrito, Papel,

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