Auction Catalogue

4 December 2001

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1083

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4 December 2001

Hammer Price:
£150

Six: Sergeant B.V. Wright, United States Army Air Corps, formerly Royal Canadian Air Force, and 1st Signal Company, United States Infantry

U.S.A.,
Army Good Conduct Medal, type 2; American Campaign Medal; European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal 1939-45, silver issue; together with R.C.A.F. Pilot’s Flying Log Book, for period April 1941 to September 1942 (all flying training); R.C.A.F. Note Books (6), these containing extensive technical notes; also a small quantity of other original documentation, generally good very fine or better (6) £80-100

Bernard Victor Wright served in the U.S. Army from October 1937 until October 1940. He joined the R.C.A.F in November 1940 where he trained unsuccessfully to be a pilot; transferred to the U.S. Army Air Corps in May 1942 qualifyin as a B-26 Radio Operator. He was discharged from the service in June 1945.