Herbert Goodrich piloted a Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber with the 90th Bomb Group in the Southwest Pacific.
Here s What You Need to Know: The 90th Heavy Bombardment Group, known as the Jolly Rogers, was an element of the Fifth Air Force headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. During World War II it played a crucial role from the Battle of the Bismarck Sea to Leyte Gulf. The Jolly Rogers crippled enemy airpower on the ground and in the air. Their 100- and 2,000-pound bombs were used in support of Allied beach landings and against enemy shipping and airpower. A sign hanging beneath the squadron name proclaimed it to be “The best damn heavy bomb group in the world.”
customers, like tommy haas of utah will be bidders. tommy, it might be something he d be interested in. previewed the auction and thought it was a really cool relic. but after brian publishes a fancy color catalogue for the auction, he gets an auction from another client, $200,000 for the entire collection, which art paid more than 10000 for. should they take it? brian and nancy think hard about it but decide no. we want to let the market decide what it s worth and we want competitive bidding. we think it s the fairest way. will they regret their decision? i sure as heck tried to do what he wanted me to do.
the answer is b, 80 pirz of all civil war wounds were produced by a single shot muzzle-loading rifle in the hands of foot soldiers. in 2003 retired colonel art is 81 years old. he has been into war memorabilia since childhood but the extemperature of his collection is hidden from his daughter nancy. art northeast talks much, and his wife was a hoarder, and, well, things get out of hand. nancy assumes the haphazard stacks of boxes are basically trash. but soon she and her husband brooks learn that buried are historical treasures. we have all these little hang tags. i encourage her dad to recall the history about the collection. it was wonderful to watch. the two of them it became a project unto themselves. it was a fantastic experience
weapon, belt buck showalterles just over $7,000, a presentation sword $6500, a civil liberties union war rifle $5,500, cartridge boxes $2,500 and guess who paid $3,000 for that union army cap which art bought as a kid? the auctioneer brian witherall. i felt close to them and i wanted a memento to remember them by. the collection, almost half a million dollars. i don t think in his wildest dream that he ever dreamed he would have that. the successful bid was around $20,000. the battle is recognized as one of the five major battles in the