Three Documents To Staff Sergeant John A. Manconi; Died in the Pacific Area, November 2, 1943

Presidential Letter of Condolence (inscribed "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF Staff Sergeant John A. Manconi WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY in the Pacific Area, 2 November 1943 HE STANDS IN THE UNBROKEN LINE OF PATRIOTS WHO HAVE DARED TO DIE THAT FREEDOM MIGHT LIVE, AND GROW, AND INCREASE IT'S BLESSINGS. FREEDOM LIVES, AND THROUGH IT, HE LIVES -- IN A WAY THAT HUMBLES THE UNDERTAKINGS OF MOST MEN", signed by the President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, embossed coat-of-arms, 310 mm x 370 mm); Purple Heart Award Certificate (inscribed "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS, GREETING: / THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY VESTED IN HIM BY CONGRESS HAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART ESTABLISHED BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AT NEWBURGH, NEW YORK, AUGUST 7, 1782 TO Staff Sergeant John A. Manconi, A.S.No. 12125576 FOR MILITARY MERIT AND FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION resulting in his death, 2 November 1943. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON THIS 24th DAY OF July 1947", signed by Major General/The Adjutant General Edwin D. Winter and printed signature of Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, with War Office embossed stamp, printed in black, purple and gold inks on a thick off-white paper stock, 250 mm x 305 mm); United States Army Air Forces Citation of Honor (inscribed "Staff Sergeant John A. Manconi WHO GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY January 14, 1946 HE LIVED TO BEAR HIS COUNTRY'S ARMS. HE DIED TO SAVE ITS HONOR. HE WAS A SOLDIER...AND HE KNEW A SOLDIER'S DUTY. HIS SACRIFICE WILL HELP TO KEEP AGLOW THE FLAMING TORCH THAT LIGHTS OUR LIVES...THAT MILLIONS YET UNBORN MAY KNOW THE PRICELESS JOY OF LIBERTY. AND WE WHO PAY HIM HOMAGE, AND REVERE HIS MEMORY, IN SOLEMN PRIDE REDEDICATE OURSELVES TO A COMPLETE FULFILLMENT OF THE TASK FOR WHICH HE SO GALLANTLY HAS PLACED HIS LIFE UPON THE ALTAR OF MAN'S FREEDOM.", signed by General of the Army/Commanding General, Army Air Forces H.H. Arnold, printed in four-colors inks on an off-white paper stock, 227 mm x 305 mm); the three documents enclosed in a Folder (illustrating a prop and wings on the cover, the insignia printed in gray and dark blue inks, on a white blotter paper stock, 230 mm x 305 mm). Upper right corner is torn off on the United States Army Air Forces Citation of Honor, all items exhibit various degrees of soiling. Near fine.