Hell in the Heavens [with Signatures of Six Aces, 4 Congressional Medal of Honor winners]

New York: Putnam, 1961. First Edition. Octavo, 320 pp + photographic section. Light blue cloth with dark blue imprinting, pictorial dustjacket. Jacket is worn and stained, pieces missing with tape repairs. Book with wear to cover, tape stains and remnants on endpapers, slightly shaken. Good Plus book in Good jacket. Scarce even without the signatures, this unique first edition copy of (USMC)Captain John F. Foster's Hell in the Heavens bears the signatures of six of the courageous and history making Chance Vought Corsair pilots in the Pacific Theater of World War II - four of them Congressional Medal of Honor winners. These men signed their names, with a brief inscription including their squadron numbers, on the title page and facing page. Included are Joe Foss, 26 victories, Congressional Medal of Honor; Ken Walsh, 21 victories, Congressional Medal of Honor; Bob Galer, 14 victories, Congressional Medal of Honor; Jim Swett, 15 1/2 victories, Congressional Medal of Honor; Harold E. "Murderous Manny" Segal, 12 victories; and Phil DeLong, 11 victories. Not replaceable; for a serious Pacific Theater collector. As always, please feel free to ask questions or request additional scans. L5