Richard P Keirn Ww2 & Vietnam POW Both Wars Estate Grouping Lot Only One Of Two

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Richard P Keirn Ww2 & Vietnam POW Both Wars Estate Grouping Lot Only One Of Two:
$15000.00

Flight Suit: USAF green 164th FIS suit with embroidered wings and name tape.
Repatriation Hat: 1973 "Flight Ace" service cap with address label and bullion visor.
Theater Patch: Local hand-embroidered patch: "CAPT R.P. KEIRN / ASS'T BASE OPS. OFF."
Flight Scarf: White cloth aviator scarf with embroidered USAF shield emblem.
Insignia: One pair Command Pilot wings, two Colonel eagles, two "U.S." lapel pins.
Memoir: Signed copy of "Old Glory Is the Most Beautiful of All".
Liberation Booklet: 1945 Stalag Luft I Allied prisoner-published booklet "All Ist Kapoot!"
Veteran Directory: Red "River Rats" Red River Valley Fighter Pilots directory binder.
Yearbooks: Four flight/leadership annuals (Wings of 43-K, Mustang 44-A, SOS 55-B, AWC 74).
Wartime Logs: Two pages of combat/POW timelines handwritten by his wife, Hazel Keirn.
AP Wirephoto: Physical March 2, 1973 repatriation portrait print in Tampa, Florida.
WWII Microfilm: Two sheets tracking his 1944 B-17 shoot-down, MIA telegram, and Red Cross POW notice.
POW Telegrams: Two 1966 WU telegrams to Hazel (Major promotion and Pillsbury package update).
Repatriation Documents: 1973 Air Force finance pay transfer letter and 1973 military Slang Dict. pamphlet.
Vintage Media: August 1, 1966 Newsweek ("Men at War" cover) with Tampa family mailing label.
POW Bracelet: Aluminum VIVA awareness band engraved "Lt. Col. RICHARD KEIRN / 7-24-65".
Ninth AF Plaque: Wood/metal presentation plaque from Lt. General James V. Hartinger (1975–1976).
Intelligence Photos: Two aerial reconnaissance camp photos ("The Zoo" and "Hanoi Hilton").
Passes & IDs: Gold-toned Pro Baseball Lifetime Pass and Florida Masonic Grand Lodge dues card.
Graphics: One Turner Publishing layout file (two photos, two slips), one 164th FIS decal, one POW/MIA decal.
Graphics: One Turner Publishing layout file (two photos, two slips), one 164th FIS decal, one POW/MIA decal.
Legion of Merit: Blue award folder containing certificate and citation with gold seal (June 30, 1976).
Jet Certificate: North American Aviation Mach Buster’s Club certificate for the F-100 Super Sabre.
USAF Certificates:
Squadron Officer School diploma (1955), F-105 training cert (1960), Expert small arms cert (1964).
Federal Commissions: Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. (1947) and Army Infantry 1st Lt. (1948).
State Commissions: Ohio Highway Patrol patrolman cert with winter uniform photo (1947), Ohio ANG Captain (1956), Alabama State Militia Colonel (1973), Alabama Militia
The Legendary History of Colonel Richard P. "Pop" Keirn
This grouping is a museum-grade archive of American military history. Its rarity cannot be overstated: Colonel Richard P. Keirn is one of only two service members in United States history to endure and survive being a Prisoner of War (POW) in both World War II and the Vietnam War. [1] Richard_P._Keirn)Furthermore, he holds the solemn aviation distinction of being the first American pilot ever shot down by a surface-to-air missile (SAM) during the Vietnam War!!!
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All items came directly from his estate, except two:
The signed copy of his book
And the press release photo
This is the holy grail of ww2 and Vietnam collecting.
Thanks for looking