Description: ALAN SANFORD (1923 - 2022) WWII Veteran Signed 4x6 Photo PHOTO IS IN A RIGID PVC TOP LOADER, ALLOWING VIEWING OF BOTH SIDES Alan Sanford was one of the USS Ward gun crew that fired the first shots in American's involvement in WWII. Please note: this photo was signed after Mr. Sanford had a stroke, so on the backside of the photo, he signed "Alan S." and then his family wrote the inscription for him. If you're collecting the USS Ward crew, this may be the only way to obtain Mr. Sanford for your collection. About an hour before the first bombs were dropped on Pearl Harbor, Alan Sanford, Richard Thill (see separate autograph for sale), and the crew of the USS Ward fired the first shots of World War II. He and his shipmates were on a routine patrol of restricted waters outside the harbor's mouth when they spotted a Japanese midget submarine trying to sneak into the harbor by following behind an American Destroyer. The USS Ward fired upon and sank the submarine. These were the first shots of America's involvement in World War II, and the first casualties inflicted by the Americans, when the two Japanese sailors inside the sub were killed. The Japanese Navy launched the midget subs near the entrance to Pearl Harbor the night before the attack. At least one was able to enter the harbor and was sunk there by the USS Monaghanm, and another was unsuccessful in its attempts to penetrate the harbor and drifted around to the east coast of Oahu and was captured there the day after the attack. I am selling autographs from my 30+ year collection, and will combine shipping if you purchase them together using the Cart. If you are charged for separate shipping, don't worry, once I have the total, I will refund you the difference, guaranteed. SHIPPING: $3.85 first-class with tracking, between sheets of rigid cardboard. Will be sent as a package instead of an envelope, to help reduce the chance of loss. I pack securely and ship fast, either same day or following morning. BID WITH CONFIDENCE - 22-YEAR EBAY MEMBER WITH 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK
Price: 34.99 USD
Location: Wheaton, Illinois
End Time: 2024-02-17T22:37:44.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.85 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Industry: Military
Signed by: Alan Sanford
Signed: Yes
Original/Reproduction: Original
