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| Signatures on this item | |
| *The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. | |
| Name | Info |
 Cpl Forrest Guth *Signature Value : £10 (matted) | Coming down, I had a malfunction of my parachute. It was twisted. The chute had not been properly packed. Or maybe it had been packed in damp conditions. We had not jumped high enough to be able to use the reserve. We had jumped under 500 feet. So my main chute opened but didn't open completely. You try to shake out the twist if you can, but there's so little time. I couldn't do a lot and came down fast. I just hoped for the best. I hit with a thud. I hit on my left hip and back and was knocked out. I don't remember much, just hitting hard and seeing stars. I was paralyzed in leg and back. I couldn't move. Medics came along, gave me a shot of morphine, and put me in a cattle barn. That was the extent of my fighting in Holland. |
 Damian Lewis *Signature Value : £20 | Actor who portrayed Major Dick Winters in the series Band of Brothers. |
 Lieutenant Buck Compton (deceased) *Signature Value : £15 (matted) | |
 S/Sgt Earl McClung *Signature Value : £15 | E Company, 101st Airborne. Kaprun, Austria - I thought I had died and gone to heaven there. My job was to hunt and feed the prisoners that the Germans had taken for slave labor who were incarcerated there. The prisoners were freed by then but they had no place to go. I think they were Polish and Romanian mostly. The job fell to us to feed them. I fed them stag and chamois (goats with little hooked horns) until they were coming out of the ears. So I finally got to do some hunting like I enjoyed. I just camped out. [My outfit] saw me maybe once or twice a week. |
 Sergeant Donald Malarkey *Signature Value : £15 (matted) | |
 Staff Sergeant William Guarnere *Signature Value : £20 | |
| Artist Details : Simon Smith |
| Click here for a full list of all artwork by Simon Smith |
 Simon Smith Simon Smith was born in 1960 into a military family and quickly developed an interest in history and the armed forces. He has worked continually as an illustrator in the historical field since leaving art college in 1982, having graduated with a First in Fine Art and Illustration.. He has work on permanent display in London and countries as far afield as Taiwan and Israel. Simon owes his lifelong interest in military subjects to his family connections with the services. More about Simon Smith |
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Lewis, Damian (signed in person)
(matted on companion print)
Lewis, Damian (signed in person)
