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*The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. | |
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Captain Emmett Rosy Nolan *Signature Value : £20 | HQ Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment |
Private 1st Class Bill Wingett (deceased) *Signature Value : £45 | Bill Wingett originally enlisted on 9th December 1941, two days after Pearl Harbor was attacked, but after a car crash, hospitalisation and subsequent discharge from the forces meant he had to try again on 19th August 1942. Bill was a machine gunner with Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne up until 5 days before D-Day where he was transferred to Headquarters Company. He fought in the campaigns of Normandy, Holland and Bastogne receiving a Purple Heart in each. Discharged on 23rd November 1945, Bill returned 10 months later to join the 82nd Airborne for 3 years as a maintenance man at Fort Bragg Airfield. He died on 1st October 2020 aged 98. |
Private Frank Denison (deceased) *Signature Value : £40 | Joining up in 1943, Frank Denison was posted to the ETO after training, arriving in England for training in the long months prior to D-Day. Serving with C Company, 326 Parachute (Engineer) Battalion, part of the 101st Airborne he took part in the 6th June D-Day landings in Normandy, and fought his way with the unit through Holland, before swinging into action during the violent fighting around Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. During the crossing of the Rhine, at Hagenaw, he was hit by enemy fire and wounded. He died on 24th November 2014 aged 90. |
Sergeant Manuel Barrios *Signature Value : £20 | Item Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment |
Sergeant William Bill Galbraith *Signature Value : £20 | A veteran of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment |
Staff Sergeant Paul Martinez *Signature Value : £20 | Dog Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment |
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