Gen. JONATHAN M. WAINWRIGHT Signed typed letter  dated  19 Oct. 1945. He received the Congressional  Medal of Honor, was a Prisoner of War, served in  WWII . This is a beautiful typed letter 7.75 x10"  Signed by J.M. Wainwright General, U.S.A. The letterhead says Headquarters Eastern Defense Command. Governors Island, New York 4, NY dated 19 October 1945 . There are two stickers on the letter, an American Flag and the American Eagle. Preprinted on the letter in the top right corner it says "For Victory Buy United States War Bonds and Stamps"

This is an authentic autograph:
The letter is addressed to Martha Sielicki.  Included is the War Department envelope addressed to Mrs.Martha Sielicki from General J.M. Wainwright, USA.  Additionally, it was authenticated by the  Ray Anthony's Autograph Gallery with the #1883-1953 . Card included.   Scott purchased this autograph from this gallery.  See photos for authentication. 

 General Wainwright defended Bataan and Corregidor against heavy attack until he was forced to surrender on May 6, 1942. Wainwright was a Prisoner of War until he was rescued by the Russians in Manchuria in August 1945. On September 2, 1945, he stood next to General MacArthur on the USS Missouri to witness the Japanese surrender. General Wainwright was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. West Point graduate Jonathan Wainwright (1883-1953) first went to the Philippines, where his father had died suppressing an insurrection, in 1908. As a Captain with the 82nd Infantry Division in World War I, he participated in the American offensives in France in 1918, which compelled Germany's surrender. Back in the Philippines in World War II, he skillfully deployed outnumbered U.S. and Filipino troops to delay invading Japanese forces and buy time to prepare the Bataan Peninsula for a last stand in the islands. After General MacArthur was ordered back to Australia in March 1942, Wainwright took charge of the heroic American defense, "the battling bastards of Bataan," and a final stand on the island fortress of Corregidor. Out of ammunition and supplies, Wainwright surrendered the U.S. forces on May 6, 1942. Freed from a Japanese prison camp near war's end, he attended the Japanese surrender on the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor (and his fourth star) in 1945.

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“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.

 

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