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ORIGINAL- ZRS-4 AKRON + ZRS-5 MACON CREW MEMBER " ANTHONY L. DANIS " AUTOGRAPH

$ 14.78

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  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Type: AUTOGRAPH

    Description

    ORIGINAL - ZRS-4 USS AKRON and ZRS-5 USS MACON CREW MEMBER * " ANTHONY L. DANIS " AUTOGRAPH
    AUTOGRAPHED WITH BLACK PEN BY
    *
    ANTHONY L. DANIS
    ON THE LOWER BOTTOM RIGHT :
    A L Danis
    CONDITION IS
    EXTREMELY FINE.
    DIMENSIONS: 3 5/16" x 3 7/8"
    PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE
    *
    ANTHONY LEO DANIS
    (1899 - ?) WAS AN AIRSHIP CREW MEMBER ON THE
    ZRS-4 USS AKRON AND WAS AN AEROLOGICAL OFFICER ON THE ZRS-5 USS MACON AND SURVIVOR OF THE CRASH. HE WAS A GRADUATE OF ANNAPOLIS NAVAL ACADEMY AND RECEIVED THE NAVY CROSS FOR HIS ACTIONS TAKEN TO SAFELY BRINGING HIS SHIP (DESTROYER)
    USS KEARNY (DD-432)
    TO PORT UNDER THE MOST DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. AFTER BEING TORPEDOED BY A GERMAN U-BOAT IN WW2. HE RETIRED IN 1952 FROM THE U.S. NAVY AS A REAR ADMIRAL.