YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN ORIGINAL OFFICIAL UNITED STATES PHOTOGRAPH OF MAJ GENERAL ROBERT MORRIS WEBSTER THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED ON THE BACK IN SHARP CRISP PENCIL.THE PHOTO WAS OBTAINED IN A RECENT ESTATE LOT I PURCHASED AND I STUMBLED ONTO THE AUTOGRAPH. I HAVEN'T SEEN MANY OF HIS ITEMS SIGNED BUT I KNOW THEY ARE SUPER RARE.I AM NOT PLACING A RESERVE ON THE ITEM AND WILL LET IT GO TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.

In April 1943, Webster assumed command of the 42nd Bomb Wing, a unit without men or aircraft.^[7] In the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, Webster supervised the incorporation of air groups in August. He took official command on August 24, 1943.^[7] Webster commanded the unit during its participation in the Allied invasion of Italy. In July 1944, he was appointed commander of the Allied Forces in Sardinia, Italy, and deputy commander of the 12th Air Force. Going to France in March 1945, Webster assumed command of the First Tactical Air Force, a provisional unit made up of both Free French and American units.^[1]

In July 1945, Webster joined the Air Transport Command, and in August assumed command of its European Division in Paris, France.^[1] The day after Victory in Europe Day, Webster joined with General Ned Sohramm and men of the 6th Army Group and the First Tactical Air Force (provisional) at a Roman Catholic cathedral in Heidelberg, Germany, to celebrate victory.^[8]

  ROBERT M. WEBSTER
Commanded the First Tactical Air Force in Europe, World War II.
Photograph signed: "Robert M. Webster/Maj. Gen. USAF". B/w, 8½x11. Robert M. Webster (1892-1972) enlisted as a flying cadet in February 1918. During World War II, he held increasingly important army air corps commands, beginning with the 42nd Bomber Wing in the Mediterranean and concluding with the First Tactical Air Force. In 1949 he took command of the Eastern Defense Force, Continental Air Command. He was later the senior US delegate to the Inter-American Defense Board. His rank of Major General, temporary in 1944, was made permanent in 1948. Creased at edges. Otherwise, fine condition.

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