Winter 2021 Militaria & Collectibles Auction
Lot 209:
Description
WWII US Army Air Force Killed 1st Lt. Nobby Barr Bob Ankrum Bomber Pilot Group. Ankrum was attached to the 84th Bomb Squadron / 47th Bomb Group. Died September 19th 1944, France. Nobby Ankrum was born on November 4th 1917 in Braxton County, West Virgina from Richard Ankrum and Bertha Payton Ankrum. 1st Lt Ankrum was killed while piloting a A-20J 43-9653 "Havoc" Bomber on September 19th 1944, France. Ankrum had 63 Missions in Italy and Southern France. He was buried in the American Cemetery Luynee, France. In the records jackets you will receive the following plus more. (12) Memorial programs, 1948 letter from Major General Thomas B. Larkin regarding the burial of Ankrum & instruction sheet, Letter from Ankrums wife to Ankrums mother (written before his death), V-mails and letters from Ankrum, Postcard from Ankrum, Birthday card from Ankrum to mom, Birth of daughter after death announcement card, 1945 Veterans Administration Letter, and letters of condolences. Good condition for the time period.
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