Description: FRANCIS 'JEEP' SANZA (1918 - 2018) WWII Veteran & Original Jeep Enthusiast Signed 4x6 Photo in Rigid PVC Holder Double Autograph - Photo is Signed on Both Sides Sanza was drafted into World War II in the spring of 1941, and the army put him into the 3457th Ordnance Medium Auto Maintenance Company, where he began driving the tough new Willys MB 1/4-ton reconnaissance vehicle. His job was to test-drive the stubby, agile four-wheel-drive vehicle the Willys-Overland company was developing for the U.S. military. That little Toledo-built Willys ended up becoming known as the “Jeep,” and Stanza adopted it as a nickname as well after driving one into and out of some deep water during a demonstration for the “Supreme Allied Commander" General George S. Patton. Sanza was chosen to become Patton’s driver and mechanic. And what a mechanic he was, adding bulletproof glass, an upgraded engine and a machine gun to his Willys. From the preparations for D-Day in May 1944, right up through the landing at Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge and the final push into Germany, Sanza was at the wheel of an open air Willys-Overland with the four-star general in the passenger seat, tapping at the windshield with his riding crop. “Everything he did, I saw,” Sanza said. A month after Sanza returned home from the war, General Patton died in Germany after breaking his neck in a vehicle collision. I am selling autographs from my 30+ year collection, and will combine shipping if you purchase them together using the Cart. If you are charged for separate shipping, don't worry, once I have the total, I will refund you the difference, guaranteed. SHIPPING: $3.85 first-class with tracking, between sheets of rigid cardboard. Will be sent as a package instead of an envelope, to help reduce the chance of loss. I pack securely and ship fast, either same day or following morning. BID WITH CONFIDENCE - 22-YEAR EBAY MEMBER WITH 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: Wheaton, Illinois
End Time: 2024-09-11T16:53:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.85 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Industry: Military
Signed by: Francis "Jeep" Sanza
Signed: Yes
Original/Reproduction: Original
