Unique 1952 COL. ERLER SAYONARA PHOTO ALBUM Japan KOREAN WAR 32 Photos 8" X 10" - $89 - (Winter Haven, FL)
PHENOMENAL, RARE, UNIQUE AND 1-OF-A-KIND, AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL, VINTAGE, HUGE, 1952 "SAYONARA" HARDCOVER PHOTO ALBUM / BOOK AS PRESENTED TO COLONEL LEO JAMES ERLER (Colonel L.J. Erler) OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF) UPON COMPLETION OF HIS ASSIGNMENT IN TOKYO JAPAN AS "DIRECTOR OF (AIR FORCE) INSTALLATIONS, KOREA, FAR EAST AIR FORCES, USAF" DURING THE YEARS 1949 THROUGH 1952 - WHICH INCLUDES THIRTY-TWO (32) ORIGINAL 10" X 8" B&W PHOTOGRAPHS, among a few other paper items and/or paper ephemera! See all 12 images including close-ups AND see the 12-inch ruler in images for size perspective! Measures a MASSIVE 12" X 14.5" and has a WHOPPING 38 pages all on extra-heavy stock, semi-stiff photo album paper, PLUS end pages and the PADDED CLOTH hardcover board covers! WITH magnificent, original, by-hand JAPANESE ARTWORK on the front cover AND on the first inside page or title page, as shown! THE CONTENTS consist primarily of 32 different, original 10" X 8" B&W photographs presumably taken by members of Col. Erler's staff which mostly document his offices and staff in Japan, PLUS some views of Japanese landscapes, Tokyo streets and buildings, as well as his final departure aboard the USS Admiral W.S. Benson (AP-120)! EACH PHOTOGRAPH with a humorous hand-written caption in BOTH the English and Japanese languages! ALL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE REMOVABLE if desired (as shown - SEE close-up image) because they are simply mounted with tiny corner mounts, plus a tiny dot of glue on the back sides! WOW - A RARE SURVIVOR! Among several other military awards during his career, for his distinguished service during the Korean War Colonel Erler earned the Silver Star for "Gallentry in Action" in Korea in November 1950, AND the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal for "Exceptionally Meritorious and Distinguished Services" in 1952! Colonel Erler passed away in 1969! OUTSTANDING - A VERY UNIQUE ITEM THAT SHOULD BE IN A MUSEUM - AND FREE SHIPPING WITHIN THE USA - Light to very slightly modera…
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