Mar 20 - Fri, Mar 10, 2017 @ 7:00pm (Start)
- Mon, Mar 20, 2017 @ 7:00pm (End)
Once in a Lifetime Opportunity for Collectors of Militaria, History Buffs, Current & Retired Members of the Military, Anyone interested in Espionage (Spies), The Beginning of our Country's Intelligence Gathering Organizations from the O.S.S. to the C.I.A. and Many Other Personal & Public Artifacts Pertaining to what goes on behind the scenes to protect our country's freedoms & values.
This collection centers around the life of Elizabeth (Betty) P. MacDonald’s (Heppner)(McIntosh) Prior married names who graduated from the prestigious Punahou School in Hawaii [ Other distinguished graduates include: Sun Yat-sen (1883) & President Barack Obama (1979). ]
Betty was living in Honolulu when Pearl Harbor was bombed 12/7/1941. She was on location where the USS Arizona was sunk the next day.
A few days later, she was named Scripps Howard war correspondent for Pacific under Admiral Chester Nimitz's command.
The next year she was offered the job of Washington correspondent covering Eleanor Roosevelt and the White House.
In 1943 Betty was recruited by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and became involved with Morale Operations (MO) the so-called "black" propaganda in WWII, which today is often called disinformation.
Betty was assigned to support MO teams behind enemy lines and relocated to China.
Some of the personal items we have for auction include several personal scrapbooks that show photographs from inside China during WWII, a Rare picture of General Donovan in China at the new OSS Headquarters in China, many photos of soldiers and war zones most with documentation.
We have several copies of her books for auction, some autographed O.S.S. related documents, insignia, photos, correspondence and more...
Many unique, one of a kind and rare items.
Preview Monday-Friday from 9AM-6PM (Closed between 12 & 2:30 for lunch) or Saturday 11AM-3PM.
