Carl Spaatz and J. E. Fechet inscribed photograph [unframed]

by Spaatz, Carl and Fechet, James Edmond

$1,000 · Offered by Biblio

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Photograph [unframed]. Very good. Matt outer measurement is approximately 12.5 inches by 10.5 inches. Inner measurement is approximately 9.25 inches by 7.25 inches. The black and white photograph is approximately 10 inches by 8 inches, taped to the top of the back of the matt. Matt has minor soiling. The back of the photograph has "General Spaatz & General Fechet written in ink. The image has General Spaatz standing to the left, the Stephens' portrait of General Fechet in the center, General Fechet standing to the right. At the bottom right is the inscription To Donald D. Shepard a wonderful friend J. E. Fechet Maj. Gen. U.S.A. At the bottom left is the inscription To Donald D. Shepard with best wishes Carl Spaatz. Donald D. Shepard was the personal counsel of Andrew Mellon, the executor of his estate, and a trustee of the Mellon endowment. He helped draft the legislation that established the National Gallery of Art. James Edmond Fechet (1877-1948). The first chief of the Air Corps from 1927 to 1931, Major General Fechet made a lasting mar. Men he worked with both on his staff and in other top Air Corps positions became key leaders of the Air Forces in World War II. General Fechet spent most of the years from 1920 until he retired in December 1931 in the Office of the Chief of the Air Service. He was assistant chief of the Air Service for more than 2 1/2 years before becoming chief. Fechet was among the top of the air arm's leadership for more than a decade. Carl Andrew Spaat

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