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Dwight D. Eisenhower Typed Letter Signed

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Typed Letter Signed
<B>Dwight D. Eisenhower Typed Letter Signed <I>"Eisenhower,"</B></I></B></I> one page, 7" x 10.25". On 5-Star stationery, January 24, 1948. To General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. In full: <I>"Dear Van: This note brings my congratulations and good wishes on your birthday. May the ascendance of your star continue unchecked. With warm regard."</B></I> General Hoyt S. Vandenberg celebrated his 49th birthday the day this letter was written. He had received an oak leaf cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal for his part in planning the Normandy invasion and, in August 1944, became Commanding General of the Ninth Air Force, a tactical air force in England and in France. When Lieutenant General Vandenberg was designated Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force on October 1, 1947, he was promoted to the rank of 4-Star General. On April 30, 1948, General Vandenberg became Chief of Staff of the Air Force and served until June 30, 1953. He was only 55 when he died of prostate cancer at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 1954. This letter, bearing Ike's rare military signature <I>"Eisenhower,"</B></I> is in very fine condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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