VERY RARE! WW2 RADIOPHOTO US ARMY GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON in NORTH AFRICA 1943

VERY RARE! WW2 RADIOPHOTO US ARMY GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON in NORTH AFRICA 1943
VERY RARE! WW2 RADIOPHOTO US ARMY GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON in NORTH AFRICA 1943
VERY RARE! WW2 RADIOPHOTO US ARMY GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON in NORTH AFRICA 1943
VERY RARE! WW2 RADIOPHOTO US ARMY GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON in NORTH AFRICA 1943
VERY RARE! WW2 RADIOPHOTO US ARMY GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON in NORTH AFRICA 1943
VERY RARE! WW2 RADIOPHOTO US ARMY GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON in NORTH AFRICA 1943
VERY RARE! WW2 RADIOPHOTO US ARMY GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON in NORTH AFRICA 1943
VERY RARE! WW2 RADIOPHOTO US ARMY GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON in NORTH AFRICA 1943
VERY RARE! WW2 RADIOPHOTO US ARMY GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON in NORTH AFRICA 1943
VERY RARE! WW2 RADIOPHOTO US ARMY GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON in NORTH AFRICA 1943
VERY RARE! WW2 RADIOPHOTO US ARMY GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON in NORTH AFRICA 1943
VERY RARE! WW2 RADIOPHOTO US ARMY GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON in NORTH AFRICA 1943

VERY RARE! WW2 RADIOPHOTO US ARMY GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON in NORTH AFRICA 1943
PATTON in NORTH AFRICA APRIL 5,1943. RADIOPHOTO of WW2 US ARMY 4 STAR GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON in TUNISIA, NORTH AFRICA APRIL 5,1943. YOU CAN SEE HIS ICONIC PEARL HANDLED REVOLVER AS HE DECORATES A HEROIC CHAPLAIN WITH A SILVER STAR FOR. ATTACHED ON THE REVERSE IS THE ORIGINAL NEWS SLUG LABEL CREATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL NEWS AGENCY (see stamp on photo's reverse). THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN TUNISIA, NORTH AFRICA ON APRIL 5,1943 BY THE US ARMY SIGNAL CORPS AND SENT TO NEW YORK CITY FROM TUNISIA, AFRICA VIA RADIO SOUNDPHOTO ALSO KNOWN AS ; WIREPHOTO, TELEPHOTOGRAPHY OR RADIOPHOTO. THE MEANS BY WHICH A PHOTO COULD BE SENT BY TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE OR RADIO DURING WORLD WAR 2.

COMMANDER ON THE TUNISIA FRONT, PINS THE SILVER STAR ON THE BREAST OF CHAPLAIN LEON N. CORALINE, OF NEW BOSTON, TEX.

IN RECOGNITION OF GALLANTRY IN THE FIELD. THE CHAPLAIN WAS THE TARGET OF DIRECT ENEMY ARTILLERY FIRE BUT HE DISPLAYED EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE AND ATTENTION TO DUTY, DURING THE AXIS ATTACK THAT TEMPORARILY TOOK AMERICAN POSITIONS THE CHAPLAIN STOOD GUARD WHILE A COMPANION DESTROYED GUNS AND OTHER MATERIAL TO PREVENT THEIR FALLING INTO ENEMY HANDS.

DIMENSIONS: 6 1/2" x 8 3/8". PHOTO HAS VERY GOOD FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST WITH THE EXPECTING GRAIN FOUND WITH A SOUNDPHOTO.

PHOTOGRAPH'S CONDITION IS VERY FINE WITH A SMALL IMAGE LOSS SPOT JUST BEHING THE CHAPLAINS HELMET AND SOME VERY LIGHT SILVERING. THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY.

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VERY RARE! WW2 RADIOPHOTO US ARMY GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON in NORTH AFRICA 1943