Original Signed Limited Edition Print: Framed “The Last Mooring” by Tom Freeman, Signed by USS Arizona Survivors & Japanese Aircraft Commander Captain Mitsuo Fuchida - 78/750 - 25 ¼ x 40 ¼”
-
Original Item. Only One Available. This is a signed print of “The Last Mooring” by Tom Freeman, signed at the bottom by Don Stratton, Rolland Mommer, and Russel J. McCurdy. Additionally, the print contains a signature and biography of Japanese Captain Mitsuo Fuchida, lead aircraft Commander of the first wave of air attacks on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. The print is limited edition, numbered 78/750.
The print description reads “U.S.S. Arizona berths at F-7 Quays 9:15 a.m. on Friday, December 5, 1941.”
“On Sunday, 7 December 1941, lead aircraft Commander Fuchida led the way. He ordered "Tenkai!" ("Take attack position!"), and then at 07:40 Hawaiian Standard Time, seeing no U.S. activity at Pearl Harbor, Fuchida slid back the canopy of his Nakajima B5N2 Type 97 Model 3 "Kate" torpedo bomber and fired a green flare, the signal to attack. At 07:53, Fuchida ordered Mizuki to send the code words "Toral Tora! Tora!" back to the carrier Akagi, the flagship of 1st Air Fleet. The message meant that complete surprise had been achieved. With great pride, he announced that the battleship fleet had been destroyed.”
The bottom of the print is signed by the following men:
- Don Stratton was an American veteran and memoirist of World War II who served in the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet. He was in the port gun director of the ship USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor, when an armor-piercing bomb set off the ship's forward ammunition magazine. Stratton was one of six men in the gun director who survived the initial attack. One of the six died in hospital the evening of December 7.
- Cox Rolland Mommer was assigned to the US Navy. and enlisted 11/04/1937 Serving aboard the USS ARIZONA (BB-39).
- Russel J. McCurdy was a 23-year-old assigned to the USS Arizona’s Marine Detachment who had just come off watch when general quarters sounded. "The ship was shaking, tossing and went up out of the water, then the bow rose up forty feet into the air and the bow opened up like a petal of a flower,” said McCurdy. Once he was able to swim to safety he reported for duty on the USS Tennessee (BB-43). Of the 88 Marines assigned to Arizona only 15 survived.
The right side of the frame has a signed article photo of Japanese Captain Mitsuo Fuchida, lead aircraft Commander of the first wave of air attacks on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. Below this is a biography of Fuchida and a photo of him in uniform.
The Certificate of Authenticity for Fuchida’s signature is on the back of the frame. There is some scratching in the acrylic but the frame is in good order overall.
An outstanding print, ready to hang and display.
- This product is available for international shipping.
- Eligible for all payments - Visa, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX, Paypal & Sezzle
- Due to legal restrictions this item cannot be shipped to Australia, France or Germany. This is not a comprehensive list and other countries may be added in the future.
We Buy Military Antiques
Our team expert buyers travels the world to pay fair prices for entire estate collections to singular items.
START SELLING TODAY
