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Lot #1034:

Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient, WWII General Matthew Ridgway Typed Letter Signed -- Dated 1947 on U.N. Stationery

General Matthew Ridgeway typed letter signed. Dated 23 October 1947, the General's letter to Ashley T. Cole in New York is typed on U.N. letterhead and reads in part, ''...In reply to your letter...in which you ask me to inscribe a few words in your copy of 'Salerno', I shall be glad to do so, if you will kindly send the book to me at 2 Park Avenue, New York 16, New York. [signed] ''M.B. Ridgway''. Single page letter measures approximately 8.5'' x 11''. Very good.