October 10th Auction, Autographs,Manuscripts, Sports, Books and Photography
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/10/2019
Extremely Rare War-dated ALS signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10, Headquarters Fifteenth US Army letterhead, November 1, 1945. Letter to Mary Jane Krieger. Handwritten letters from Patton during WW2 are quite rare and this letter is quite unique and sad.
In the letter Patton thanks a Mary Jane (Krieger) of Harrisburg for Christmas gift box which he will not open "like a good boy "until December 25th 1945. Sadly he did not live to be able to open the box on December 25th like he said he would, The letter was written before Patton was in a vehicle crash in Germany on December 8th that left him paralyzed and with injuries that led to his Dec. 21 death.
Extremely Rare! George S. Patton WW2 War Date Handwritten letter
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