Description: At DiligentiaGraphs our focus is to source out the best, authentic items and give you expedient and just service. Our goal is to deliver a five-star experience through prompt shipping and communication. Thank you for viewing our auction and feel free to ask any questions. The items for sale are to honor the veterans who served our nation and to expose their stories which might otherwise be lesser known. Hand signed 4x6 inch photo by World War II vet, Cpl. Everett Reamer. Cpl. Reamer was stationed in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked and became a PoW on Corregidor Island. Mr Reamer joined the US Army at the age of 16. At his insistence, his father signed papers saying he was 18 years old. Everett was sent to Corregidor Island in the Philippines for basic traing & was serving the 60th Coast Artillery (AA) when the Japanese started WWII. Everett was a fuse-range setter on a 3" antiaircraft gun defending a 12" coastal battery at the entrance to Manila Bay. Corregidor was over-run by Japanese forces early May 1942. Everett was captured by the Japanese on May 7, 1942, held at POW Camp Cabantuan #3 until early October 1942. He was sent to Japan on Hellship Totori Maru arriving at Osaka Camp #1 on November 11, 1942, to perform slave labor. In August 1944, Everett was tortured for 28 days then put in Solitary Confinement at Osaka Sakai Prison on September 18, 1944, where he was held till the war ended. On August 22, 1945, he was released from solitary by the Japanese. He was recovered by the US military on September 6, 1945 at Kobe, Japan. Everett was flown to San Francisco for medical treatment & further hospitalization. He was discharged on November 11, 1946. This ended 4 1/2 years overseas duty. Everett served in the US Army 5 years & 9 months. For his service, Everett was awarded numerous medals: including the Bronze Star, 2 Purple Hearts & a Presidential Unit citation with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters. Shipping is done within 24 hours of received payment. We ship our items in 6X9 envelopes, sent first class with tracking and well packed. We do our best to accommodate special shipping requests as needed. We do accept returns within 14 days that has been communicated and approved. We have a 15% fee on items that are restocked and do pay for return shipping. Refunds are given once items are returned in original condition. On all of our sold items we donate a percentage of profits to the Wounded Warrior project and to World War II museum in New Orleans, LA.
Price: 44.99 USD
Location: Mosheim, Tennessee
End Time: 2024-10-10T17:31:42.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.43 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Industry: Military
Signed by: Everett Reamer
Signed: Yes
Autograph Authentication: Not Authenticated
Original/Reproduction: Original
