8th Air Force Bombers (Life Magazine July 26, 1943) SIGNED

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8th Air Force Bombers (Life Magazine July 26, 1943) SIGNED:
$50.00

Life Magazine (July 26, 1943), with cover depicting 8th Air Force bombers. Walter J. Stewart is one of the men pictured in the photo (bottom right-hand corner, second from right). Stewart flew B-24 bombers for the 93rd Bomb Group, 330th Squadron, during WWII. He named his plane \"The Utah Man\" after his beloved University. Stewart finished with 32 missions, his second to last one being the deadly low-level bombing of Ploesti on August 1, 1943, where he earned the Distinguished Service Cross. Stewart has signed the bottom of the magazine. He has also identified, on a copy of a separate piece of paper, most of the other men in the photo and whether they survived the war. Sadly, many of them were killed in the line of duty. A real unique piece.

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Condition: Magazine is Very Good+. Staples firmly in place with all pages securely attached.

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As New: book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dust jacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect, without any tears.

Fine: book approaches the condition of As New, but without being crisp. No defects, etc., and if the jacket has a small tear, or other defect, or looks worn, this should be noted.

Very Good: book shows some small signs of wear on either binding or paper.

Good: book that has average wear and tear with all pages or leaves present.

Fair: book is worn with complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack end papers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc. may also be worn.

Poor: book is sufficiently worn that its only merit is as a Reading Copy because it does have the complete text, which must be legible. Any missing maps or plates should still be noted. This copy may be soiled, scuffed, stained or spotted and may have loose joints, hinges, pages, etc.

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