WWII 1st JAP SUBMARINE SINKING COMMANDER US AIR FORCE LT GENERAL LETTER SIGNED
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:25391580 | Region of Origin: United States |
| Theme: Militaria | Modified Item: No |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Conflict: WW II (1939-45) |
JAMES V. EDMUNDSON (1915 – 2001)DECORATED LIEUTENANT GENERAL, US AIRFORCE, WWII COMMANDER, 26th BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON - CREDITED WITH SINKING ONE OF THE FIRSTJAPANESE SUBMARINES IN WORLD WAR II 1940-1942, WWII COMMANDER, 431ST BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDSWWII COMMANDER, 792D BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 468th BOMBARDMENT GROUP LEADING THE SQUADTO THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER, KOREAN WARBRIGADIER GENERAL, VIETNAM WARMAJOR GENERAL IN COMMAND OF THE SEVENTEENTH AIR FORCE, U.S. A...IR FORCES IN EUROPE&MAYOR OFLONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA.Inhis 36 years of military service, Lt. General James V. Edmundson had extensiveexperience in combat operations and command at every level in the Air Force. Hehad over 10, 000 hours of pilot time in 137 types of airplanes. In addition tothe 107 combat missions in World War II, he led 32 combat missions in Korea and42 in Vietnam.He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for sinkinga Japanese warship and saving the lives of hundreds of outgunned Marines whowere pinned down and helpless on the beach of Lungo Point on Guadalcanal Islandin the South Pacific!Edmunson was stationed in Hawaii when the Japaneseattacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and he led the formation of B-29'sthat flew over Tokyo Bay while the Japanese were signing the surrender papersin 1945. <> HERE’S AN AUTOGRAPHLETTER SIGNED BY EDMUNDSON, 1p., DATED SEPT. 22, 1970 TO HIS VERMONT STAMPDEALER RE STAMPS ON HIS WANT LIST TO SEND ON APPROVAL…A RARE ADDITION TO YOUR WORLD WAR MILITARYAVIATION HISTORY AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERA COLLECTION!The document measures8½” x 7” and is in VERY FINE CONDITION.<<>>::<<>>BIOGRAPHY OF GENERAL EDMUNDSONLieutenant General JamesValentine Edmundson is deputy commander inchief, U.S. Readiness Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
General Edmundson was born in Hollywood, Calif., in 1915. He attended highschool in Santa Monica, Calif., and continued his education at Santa MonicaJunior College, graduating in 1934. He entered flying training in February 1937and was commissioned as second lieutenant in February 1938.
His first active duty assignment was with the 17th Attack Group, March Field, Calif. From there he was assigned to Hickam Field, Hawaii, where, from August1940 to 1942, he served in various positions, including commander, Flight B, 26th Bombardment Squadron. It was while with the 26th Squadron that GeneralEdmundson was credited with sinking one of the first Japanese submarines inWorld War II.
In June 1942 he went to the Solomon Islands with the 11th Bombardment Group. Hecommanded the 431st Bombardment Squadron and later became deputy groupcommander.
Returning to the United States in February 1943, General Edmundson servedbriefly at the Pentagon and went overseas to the Eighth Air Force in the UnitedKingdom. He was ordered home from England to the B-29 program and became one ofthe first ten pilots to check out in the B-29 Superfortress. He then tookcommand of the 792d Bombardment Squadron, 468th Bombardment Group, at SmokyHill Army Air Base, Kan., and in 1944 went with the group to theChina-Burma-India Theater. Shortly thereafter he was named deputy groupcommander and in November 1944 became commander.
He returned to the United States in July 1946 for duty with the Air PolicyBranch in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Organization inthe Pentagon. He attended the Air War College from August 1948 to June 1949, and then was assigned to the 22d Bombardment Group, March Air Force Base, Calif., and in March 1950 became commander.
On July 1, 1950, the 22d Group was ordered to Korea and by July 4th the firstaircraft was enroute. The 22d Group returned to the United States in November1950.
From March to November 1952, General Edmundson served as director of operationsfor the Strategic Air Command's Fifteenth Air Force at March Air Force Base, Calif. He then commanded the 92d Bombardment Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., until March 1954 when he was named acting commander and later commanderof the 57th Air Division at Fairchild.
He was reassigned in January 1955 to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., wherehe commanded the 36th Air Division until his assignment to Strategic AirCommand Headquarters as deputy director of operations in February 1957, andbecame director of operations in July 1958.
In February 1960 he was assigned as deputy director, personnel procurement andtraining, in the Office of Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, HeadquartersU.S. Air Force, and in August 1960 he assumed duties as director. While servingin this capacity, he completed the Army Basic Parachute Jump School at FortBenning, Ga., in February 1962.
In June 1962 General Edmundson assumed command of the Seventeenth Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He was qualified andmaintained his proficiency in all tactical aircraft assigned to the SeventeenthAir Force.
In October 1964 he was assigned to the Office of the Assistant Secretary ofDefense (Administration) as director for inspection for inspection services.
General Edmundson served as vice commander in chief, Headquarters Pacific AirForces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, from August 1967 to February 1970. Hebecame deputy commander in chief, U.S. Strike Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., in February 1970, with additional duties as U.S. commander in chief, Middle East/Southern Asia and Africa south of the Sahara. When U.S. StrikeCommand was redesignated as U.S. Readiness Command in January 1972, hecontinued duties as deputy commander in chief for the command.
His military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal(Army design), Distinguished Service Medal (Air Force design), Silver Star, Legionof Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross with six oakleaf clusters, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters, NavyCommendation Medal, and the Purple Heart.
He is a command pilot with more than 10, 000 flying hours. During World War IIhe flew 107 combat missions, and during the Korean War he flew 32 combatmissions.Edmundson died on June 19, 2001. <> Military ServiceChronolgy 1940-1941, 31st Bombardment Squadron 1940-1942, 7th Air Force 1941-1941, 18th Wing 1941-1943, 11th Bombardment Group, Heavy 1942-1942, 15th Pursuit Group, Fighter 1943-1943, USAAF Headquarters 1943-1944, 792nd Bombardment Squadron, Heavy 1943-1944, 8th Air Force 1943-1944, 468th Bombardment Group, Heavy 1944-1945, 468th Bombardment Group, Very Heavy 1948-1949, Air War College (Student) 1949-1951, 22nd Bombardment Group, Medium 1952-1952, 15th Air Force 1952-1954, 92nd Bombardment Wing, Heavy 1954-1955, 57th Air Division 1955-1957, 36th Air Division
Combat and Non-Combat Operations
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General Edmundson was born in Hollywood, Calif., in 1915. He attended highschool in Santa Monica, Calif., and continued his education at Santa MonicaJunior College, graduating in 1934. He entered flying training in February 1937and was commissioned as second lieutenant in February 1938.
His first active duty assignment was with the 17th Attack Group, March Field, Calif. From there he was assigned to Hickam Field, Hawaii, where, from August1940 to 1942, he served in various positions, including commander, Flight B, 26th Bombardment Squadron. It was while with the 26th Squadron that GeneralEdmundson was credited with sinking one of the first Japanese submarines inWorld War II.
In June 1942 he went to the Solomon Islands with the 11th Bombardment Group. Hecommanded the 431st Bombardment Squadron and later became deputy groupcommander.
Returning to the United States in February 1943, General Edmundson servedbriefly at the Pentagon and went overseas to the Eighth Air Force in the UnitedKingdom. He was ordered home from England to the B-29 program and became one ofthe first ten pilots to check out in the B-29 Superfortress. He then tookcommand of the 792d Bombardment Squadron, 468th Bombardment Group, at SmokyHill Army Air Base, Kan., and in 1944 went with the group to theChina-Burma-India Theater. Shortly thereafter he was named deputy groupcommander and in November 1944 became commander.
He returned to the United States in July 1946 for duty with the Air PolicyBranch in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Organization inthe Pentagon. He attended the Air War College from August 1948 to June 1949, and then was assigned to the 22d Bombardment Group, March Air Force Base, Calif., and in March 1950 became commander.
On July 1, 1950, the 22d Group was ordered to Korea and by July 4th the firstaircraft was enroute. The 22d Group returned to the United States in November1950.
From March to November 1952, General Edmundson served as director of operationsfor the Strategic Air Command's Fifteenth Air Force at March Air Force Base, Calif. He then commanded the 92d Bombardment Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., until March 1954 when he was named acting commander and later commanderof the 57th Air Division at Fairchild.
He was reassigned in January 1955 to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., wherehe commanded the 36th Air Division until his assignment to Strategic AirCommand Headquarters as deputy director of operations in February 1957, andbecame director of operations in July 1958.
In February 1960 he was assigned as deputy director, personnel procurement andtraining, in the Office of Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, HeadquartersU.S. Air Force, and in August 1960 he assumed duties as director. While servingin this capacity, he completed the Army Basic Parachute Jump School at FortBenning, Ga., in February 1962.
In June 1962 General Edmundson assumed command of the Seventeenth Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He was qualified andmaintained his proficiency in all tactical aircraft assigned to the SeventeenthAir Force.
In October 1964 he was assigned to the Office of the Assistant Secretary ofDefense (Administration) as director for inspection for inspection services.
General Edmundson served as vice commander in chief, Headquarters Pacific AirForces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, from August 1967 to February 1970. Hebecame deputy commander in chief, U.S. Strike Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., in February 1970, with additional duties as U.S. commander in chief, Middle East/Southern Asia and Africa south of the Sahara. When U.S. StrikeCommand was redesignated as U.S. Readiness Command in January 1972, hecontinued duties as deputy commander in chief for the command.
His military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal(Army design), Distinguished Service Medal (Air Force design), Silver Star, Legionof Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross with six oakleaf clusters, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters, NavyCommendation Medal, and the Purple Heart.
He is a command pilot with more than 10, 000 flying hours. During World War IIhe flew 107 combat missions, and during the Korean War he flew 32 combatmissions.Edmundson died on June 19, 2001. <> Military ServiceChronolgy 1940-1941, 31st Bombardment Squadron 1940-1942, 7th Air Force 1941-1941, 18th Wing 1941-1943, 11th Bombardment Group, Heavy 1942-1942, 15th Pursuit Group, Fighter 1943-1943, USAAF Headquarters 1943-1944, 792nd Bombardment Squadron, Heavy 1943-1944, 8th Air Force 1943-1944, 468th Bombardment Group, Heavy 1944-1945, 468th Bombardment Group, Very Heavy 1948-1949, Air War College (Student) 1949-1951, 22nd Bombardment Group, Medium 1952-1952, 15th Air Force 1952-1954, 92nd Bombardment Wing, Heavy 1954-1955, 57th Air Division 1955-1957, 36th Air Division
Combat and Non-Combat Operations
1941-1945 World War II 1950-1950 Korean War I am a proud member of the Universal AutographCollectors Club (UACC), The Ephemera Society of America, the Manuscript Society& the American Political Items Collectors (APIC) (member name: JohnLissandrello). I subscribe to each organizations' code of ethics andauthenticity is guaranteed. ~Providing quality service & historicalmemorabilia online for over twenty years.~
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