All,
I recently found these two original photos of U-boat "ace" Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere on eBay. They were taken in 1929 when Arnauld visited San Diego, CA, while captain of the cruiser Emden (III). The photos were taken following an official flight in which Arnauld (and other guests of honor) were passengers on an airplane piloted by Army Air Corps Major Carl "Tooey" Spaatz (the same Spaatz who was general of the American strategic bomber force in the European ETO during WWII). For those who may be unaware, Arnauld is the highest scoring submarine "ace" in history, having sunk over 190 ships totaling around 500,000 tons. His PLM is visible in one photo; interestingly, he wears no other awards (though they're probably unnecessary when you have the PLM)! One photo has a note added on the reverse (only partially visible in my photo) that he was KIA in 1942 by a British bombing raid; incorrect, since he died in an aviation accident in 1941.
The eBay seller appeared to have no idea who either Arnauld or Spaatz were - at least it made for a very modest selling price!
Best regards,
Steve
I recently found these two original photos of U-boat "ace" Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere on eBay. They were taken in 1929 when Arnauld visited San Diego, CA, while captain of the cruiser Emden (III). The photos were taken following an official flight in which Arnauld (and other guests of honor) were passengers on an airplane piloted by Army Air Corps Major Carl "Tooey" Spaatz (the same Spaatz who was general of the American strategic bomber force in the European ETO during WWII). For those who may be unaware, Arnauld is the highest scoring submarine "ace" in history, having sunk over 190 ships totaling around 500,000 tons. His PLM is visible in one photo; interestingly, he wears no other awards (though they're probably unnecessary when you have the PLM)! One photo has a note added on the reverse (only partially visible in my photo) that he was KIA in 1942 by a British bombing raid; incorrect, since he died in an aviation accident in 1941.
The eBay seller appeared to have no idea who either Arnauld or Spaatz were - at least it made for a very modest selling price!
Best regards,
Steve
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