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Lot 4927    SESSION 19 (4.30PM FRIDAY 29TH JULY)   

Estimate $600
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $360

USA, GROUP OF NINE: Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters; Army Good Conduct Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Korean Service Medal with three bronze battle stars; National Defense Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal (Naval); United Nations Korea Medal. Extremely fine and a vastly documented and comprehensive collection.

Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 107 (lot 4123).

Together with Presidential Unit Citation: USAAF Navigator silver wings badge; miniature of the same badge; a pair of dog tags on a chain; rank insignia for First Lieutenant full size and miniature, Captain full size (2), and Major full size (2), miniature AAF collar badge; patch for AAF Cadet; AAF patch; US Army Pacific (USARPAC) patch; ribands for seven of the above nine medals; Army Aviation Cadet EAB t-shirt; massive number of documents, many wartime restricted items; a large number of b&w photographs, personal and wartime issues; small coloured poster and certificate; book titled, 'Zero Zero, A.A.F.N.S. Selman Field, Monroe, L.A., 44-2' (Army Air Forces Navigation School, Class of Forty-Four-2), features photo of D.Ingraham; timber and colour desk nameplate stand for Lt. Duncan G. Ingraham, Military Air Transport Service U.S.Air Force; several wartime letters written by D.Ingraham; a variety of military and education certificates; University High School, The Spade, books for June 1940 and another for June 1941; woven letter U for sewing on jacket; also another smaller version but with M at bottom; Boy Scout badge and membership card for Duncan Ingraham, dated 1937.

Air Medal: Second Lieutenant Duncan G.Ingraham (0709385), Air Corps, United States Army.

Citation: For Meritorious achievement while participating in sustained operational flight missions in the South-west Pacific Area from 4 November 1944 to 3 January 1945, during which hostile contact was probable and expected. These operations consisted of bombing missions against enemy airdromes and installations and attacks on enemy naval vessels and shipping. The courage and devotion to duty displayed by Lieutenant Ingraham during these flights are worthy of commendation.

Oak Leaf Clusters: (1st) 31Jan1945; (2nd) 3Sep1945.

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy): 7Aug to 9Dec1942.

Major Duncan Greenleaf Ingraham, official number O-709385, born 30Apr1924, served as a navigator in the SW Pacific in the 5th Bombardment Group (Heavy) during WWII and also served in the Korean War. Periods of service 22Oct1942 to 05Mar1971 includes active service WWII: 22Oct1942 to 14Nov1945, and Korea: 27Jul1951 to 26Sep1953. Military education: AFNS Navigation Training (1944 & 1951); AFNS Navigation Refresher (1945); Advanced Navigation School, Selman Field, LA.

Together with various service records including details of postings from 22Oct1942 to 30Jun1969.