Recent autograph from Reinhard Hardegen

[willisms]

Hello everyone,

I know this isn't a relic, but hopefully it is OK for me to post it. I mailed off a picture to be autograph along with a letter about a year and a half ago, and received it back a few weeks ago. I grew up in the area off Cape Hatteras, NC, and Hardegen went there during the Paukenschlag so its pretty incredible to have this in my possession. Here is a picture: (sorry for the low resolution)

Enclosed with the picture was a letter from his son, basically stating that his father asked him to send the autographed pictured along to me for him. I assume because of his age.



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[SteveR]

Wow.
That is really neat buddy.
Could you show a better close up of the photo ?
Thanks

[MrMosel]

Congrats, There's not that many folks left that were higher ranking folks back in those days. Most have already passed or are getting pretty well up there seeing as how a typical U.S WW2 vet is about what late 80's 90's?. Certainly something to treasure!

[willisms]

Sure! I will scan it in just a few minutes and post it. I have it framed next to my helmet collection.

[Bochmann]

You are lucky indeed as a lot of these guys are getting a bit frail now, no matter how hardy they were in there younger days.