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Founder of the U.S. Navy Air Wing
MOFFETT, William Adgar (1869-1933). American Naval Officer and Chief of Aeronautics. Founder of the U.S. Navy Air Wing. Second in command to Dewey in the Battle of Manila Bay. U.S. Commander in the capture of Vera Cruz. Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Moffett Field is named after him. Typed letter signed, one full page on the imprinted stationery of Navy Department, Bureau of Aeronautics, 22 December 1930 to Seymour Halpern who later became a congressman. Choice content regarding attributing his success in life. A fairly scarce signature.........$225.00
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