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Kenneth A Walsh
| Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth A Walsh (deceased) Ken Walsh was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 24th 1916. On December 15th 1933, Kenneth Walsh joined the Marines, becoming a mechanic and radioman. In April 1937 he received his wings while still a Private, but was promoted to Corporal immediately after. Ken Walsh achieved an impressive 21 victories in his 104 combat missions. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for two separate actions in August 1943 when, overwhelmingly outnumbered, he destroyed 7 enemy aircraft before being shot down himself. He scored his final victory on 22nd June 1945 over Okinawa. Walsh remained in the Marine Corps for a full career, flying transports in Korea and retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in February 1962. He was the 4th highest scoring Marine Corps fighter Ace of World War Two. Sadly he passed away on 30th July 1998. |
Items Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth A Walsh (deceased) |
| Victory Flyover by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | The mass flyover, Toyko Bay, 1945, heralding the surrender on board USS Missouri. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Beach Head Strike Force by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | F4U Corsairs search and destroy enemy positions during landings in the Marshall Islands, 1944. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Zero Fighter Sweep by Roy Grinnell. Price : £150.00 | 1st Lt Kenneth A Walsh over the Solomon Islands May 13th 1943. He scored 21 Victories at received the medal of Honor. ...... | ||
| Clipped Signature - Kenneth A Walsh. Price : £40.00 | Joining the US Marines in 1933, he was a pilot by the time World War Two began. Flying Corsairs in the Pacific, he became the 4th highest scoring Ace of the Marines by scoring 21 victories in 104 missions. This included one mission during which he...... | |
| Opening Sky by Robert Taylor. (AP) Price : £450.00 | With the morning sun glinting on their fuselages, P-51 Mustangs of the 78th Fighter Group cross the Dutch coastline far below, as they head back towards their base at Duxford, England at the end of a long sweep east of the Rhine crossing, Spring 194...... |
| Holding the Tide by Richard Taylor. (C) Price : £1095.00 | On 7 August 1942, just eight months after the dramatic events at Pearl Harbor, the United States First Marine Division stormed ashore on the island of Guadalcanal. It was the opening gambit of the land war in the Pacific. The painting depicts Capta...... | |
| Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian SOLD OUT | Nicolas Trudgians action packed painting shows an attack on Rabaul during the fall of 1943. B-24 Liberators of the Army Air Force pound the harbor and docks below whilst the Marines Corps pilots of VMF 214 - the famous Black Sheep Squadron - provide...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) Price : £290.00 | Nicolas Trudgians action packed painting shows an attack on Rabaul during the fall of 1943. B-24 Liberators of the Army Air Force pound the harbor and docks below whilst the Marines Corps pilots of VMF 214 - the famous Black Sheep Squadron - provide...... | |
| Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £280.00 | Nicolas Trudgians action packed painting shows an attack on Rabaul during the fall of 1943. B-24 Liberators of the Army Air Force pound the harbor and docks below whilst the Marines Corps pilots of VMF 214 - the famous Black Sheep Squadron - provide...... | |
Mission to Buin Harbor by Stan Stokes. Price : £150.00 | Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1916, Ken Walsh enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1933. He initially served as an aircraft mechanic and radioman, and was accepted for pilot training in 1936. He graduated in 1937 receiving his Wings of Gold at Pensacola,...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth A Walsh (deceased) |
Pack 594. Pack of two F4U Corsair prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £330.00 Saving : £380 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Rabaul - Fly For Your Life by Robert Taylor. Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) | ||
Pack 595. Pack of two Black Sheep Squadron Prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £460.00 Saving : £165 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Rabaul - Fly For Your Life by Robert Taylor. (B) Gunfight Over Rabaul by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) |
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