The Archetypal Photograph of General George S. Patton in Uniform, Signed in July 1945 on a Trip Back to the United States

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During World War II, Robert K. Baker was a pilot for the U.S. Air Transport Command. He ferried gasoline, bombs and ammunition across "The Hump", which was the name given by Allied pilots to the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountains, over which they flew military transport aircraft from India to China...

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The Archetypal Photograph of General George S. Patton in Uniform, Signed in July 1945 on a Trip Back to the United States

During World War II, Robert K. Baker was a pilot for the U.S. Air Transport Command. He ferried gasoline, bombs and ammunition across "The Hump", which was the name given by Allied pilots to the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountains, over which they flew military transport aircraft from India to China to resupply the Chinese war effort against Japan. A trusted pilot, in April 1945 he flew the delegations of Turkey and Iraq to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco.

In July Baker was assigned to a special mission to transport military dignitaries from Paris to Los Angeles. These included the famed Generals George S. Patton and James Doolittle, plus Gen. Earl Partridge (commander of the 3rd Bomber Division), Gen. Clift Andrus (commander of the 1st Infantry Division), a number of other officers, and their orderlies and aides. Baker left New York on July 3, 1945 for Paris, picked up the men, and delivered his charges safely to Los Angeles on July 11.

An 8 by 10 inch black and white photograph of most of the crew and passengers on the flight described above, picturing Doolittle and others, with Patton at center, looking precisely as he is best remembered, signed at the bottom by Patton in fountain pen. On the verso is the legend "Official photo U.S. AAF, 311th Photo Wing." This is only the second signed photograph of Patton we have had in all of our years in this field.

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