Three Documents To Staff Sergeant John A. Manconi; Died In The Pacific Area, November 2, 1943 Auction and then was appointedGeschwaderkommodore of

and then was appointedGeschwaderkommodore of JG 27 on 30 December 1944

handwritten initials "EM" scribed on the underside of the visor

) Victory Medal (2013977 SPR

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The announcement of his award of the Military Cross appeared in the Second Supplement to the London Gazette 30507 of Friday

Three Documents To Staff Sergeant John A. Manconi; Died In The Pacific Area, November 2, 1943 Auction and then was appointedGeschwaderkommodore ofPresidential Letter of Condolence (inscribed "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF Staff Sergeant John A. Manconi WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY in the Pacific Area, 2 November 1943 HE STANDS IN THE UNBROKEN LINE OF PATRIOTS WHO HAVE DARED TO DIE THAT FREEDOM MIGHT LIVE, AND GROW, AND INCREASE IT'S BLESSINGS. FREEDOM LIVES, AND THROUGH IT, HE LIVES IN A WAY THAT HUMBLES THE UNDERTAKINGS OF MOST MEN", signed by the President of the United States, Harry S.