Presentation Book to Colonel Edward H. Connor upon his retirement from the United States Army in August, 1954
No Place: No Publisher. Full Leather. Good. Item #012608
ISBN: noisbn
No publisher, place or date, presumed Seattle, circa 1954. Full brown leather. Hundreds of pages. Hand drawn illustrations throughout, some colored. A few black and white photos throughout. A work collecting well-wishes and reminiscences from various members of the US Armed Forces and staff associated with Colonel Edward H. Connor. This included humorous cartoons, letters, pages of signatures, etc. Many signed or handwritten. Presented to Connor on his retirement in 1954. According to the record at the front Colonel Edward H. Connor served in various capacities in the US military from 1917 to 1954, including being Commanding Officer of the Transportation Corps Training Center in Indiantown Gap, PA; activated and commanded the 17th Major Port at New Orleans in 1943; commanded the New Orleans Port of Embarkation from 1947-1950, and the Seattle Port of Embarkation from 1952-54. He also received the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Yangtze Medal, World War I and World War II victory medals, etc. GOOD condition. Leather scuffed and faded, heavy along the extremities. Minor soiling. Some staining to the lower spine and front corner. Interior hinges cracked. Minor scattered soiling and staining in the interior.
Price: $60.00