Robert S. Johnson signed 1945 FDC WWII ACE USAAF 56 FG ETO 27V P-47 DSC d. 1998

Description: A rare 1945 First Day Cover autographed by one of the most highly decorated fighter Aces in WWII, Robert S. Johnson. This is a rare find on a FDC from 1945 with a "Wanted poster of 1 dead Jap or 1 pound of Used Cooking Fat", V-J Day, Japan surrenders to England, Russia, China, and the United States of America. d. 1998. This is an authentic autograph, that Scott got signed in person for his personal collection. see below.Robert S. Johnson survived an awful beating one day in June, 1943, when a Luftwaffe pilot shot up his helpless (but very rugged) P-47 Thunderbolt. If that German pilot ever knew whom he hadn't killed, he surely lived to regret it. Bob Johnson would go on to score 27 aerial victories in his time with the 56th Fighter Group, one of the top scoring groups in the ETO, under its great leader, Col. Hub Zemke. The top two aces of the Eighth Air Force, Johnson and Gabby Gabreski, both flew P-47s with "Zemke's Wolfpack." In his autobiography, Thunderbolt!, he described the usefulness of this background to his accomplishments as a fighter pilot: Shooting birds familiarized him with aiming a gun, compensating for bullet drop, and most importantly, the necessity for leading a moving target Boxing, in particular one match where he came up against a formidable opponent, taught him how to overcome, or least to control and channel, his fear. His football coach first impressed on him the simple fact that the "other guy" was probably just as scared as he was. Many times, when starting aerial combat, he thought back to that coach's advice, and realized that his adversaries "put their pants on one leg at a time."Why should you buy from us? “Scott” is the owner of Scotts Legacy Autographs. He has been collecting autographs for over 65 years. Most of the items he had hand signed in person. He collects lots of military autographs. Here is a snippet of some of his history. He was on the National Board of Directors for the American Fighter Aces Assoc. (AFAA) for 15 years and President of the So. CA chapter of the AFAA for 20 years. His team put on 46 symposiums: with over 200 Ace guest speakers, 10 Medal of Honor Recipients, and numerous special guests and foreign Aces. He was chosen to be an Honoree Fighter Ace by the AFAA in 2011. In addition, he traveled all over the United States visiting Aces in their homes and authored the book, “Salute to the American Fighter Aces” along with being a lifetime member of the AFAA. We guarantee that all items sold on our site are original authentic autographs. Our customers are our number one priority, and we are here to serve you. We stand by our commitment to give you the best possible product and service. This would be a great item to add to your collection and you can be confident that it is the real thing. Buy with confidence. We pack with care, as if we are shipping to a dear friend as we want you to be completely satisfied with your purchase. We gladly combine shipping if you will wait for an invoice. Save us to your favorites and come visit us again. Thanks.

Price: 129.99 USD

Location: Tucson, Arizona

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