^Lot 38 World War II: CBI Scrapbook

Original and large CBI (China-Burma-India) theater of war scrapbook, compiled by Colonel Ralph Marshall during his tour of duty in World War II, while serving with the B-24 Liberators of the 493rd Bomb Squadron. Marshall was a heavily decorated officer who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, among other citations. Hardcover scrapbook measures 15.5 x 11.25 and contains 44 pages, mostly with items on both sides, full of candid photos, news clippings, maps, personal and historical mementos, and other keepsakes.

Highlights of the scrapbook include: an original theater-made hand-painted leather squadron patch of the 493rd Bomb Squadron. Patch measures 6.25? in diameter and depicts an armored hand firmly grasping a bomb; a pristine folded 7.75 silk blood chit and escape flag; three large folded color silk escape maps of Southeast China, Central and Indo China, and North and South Burma; a child’s mitten carried on every mission by Marshall; dozens of snapshots of Marshall’s base and friends, some signed, as well as snapshots of visited countries; dropped propaganda leaflet, currency, and matchbook; currency from various countries visited; and Marshall’s orders home. In very good condition, with expected wear, repaired covers, loose spine, and duct tape to covers.