Jake McNiece Autographs
James Elbert "Jake" McNiece (May 24, 1919 – January 21, 2013) was a US Army paratrooper in World War II. Private McNiece was a member and eventual leader of the Filthy Thirteen, an elite demolition unit whose exploits inspired the 1965 E. M. Nathanson novel and the 1967 film The Dirty Dozen.
James McNiece was born on May 24, 1919, in Maysville, Oklahoma, the ninth of ten children born to Eli Hugh and Rebecca (née Ring) McNiece, and of Irish American and Choctaw descent. During the Depression, the family moved to Ponca City, Oklahoma in 1931. In 1939, he graduated from Ponca City High School and went to work in road construction, and then at the Pine Bluff Arsenal, where he gained experience in the use of explosives.
McNiece enlisted for military service on September 1, 1942. He was assigned to the demolition saboteur section of what was then the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. This section became the Filthy Thirteen, first led by Lieutenant Charles Mellen, who was killed in action on June 6, 1944, during the Invasion of Normandy. Following Mellen's death, Private McNiece led the unit.
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Traded items with a signature of Jake McNiece
The most expensive item with a signature of Jake McNiece (Jake McNiece,506th PIR,Band of Brothers, Filthy Thirteen,Autographed by 4,WWII) was sold in October 2013 for $250.00 while the cheapest item (Jake McNiece Band of Brothers 101AB 506PIR, Filthy 13 Signed 4x6 B/W Photo K3520) found a new owner for $1.29 in April 2012. The month with the most items sold (7) was March 2013 with an average selling price of $29.99 for an autographed item of Jake McNiece. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2013 with $155.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.99 was February 2008. In average, an autographed item from Jake McNiece is worth $20.51.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jake McNiece were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Jake McNiece signed autographed photo WWII Filthy 13 AUTO | $9.99 |  |
| Jake McNiece signed autographed photo WWII Filthy 13 AUTO | $9.99 | |
| Jake McNiece signed autographed photo WWII Filthy 13 AUTO | $9.99 | |
| Jake McNiece signed autographed photo WWII Filthy 13 AUTO | $9.99 | |
| Jake McNiece signed autographed photo WWII Filthy 13 AUTO | $15.50 | |
| Jake McNiece,506th PIR,Band of Brothers, Filthy Thirteen,Autographed by 4,WWII | $250.00 | |
| Jake McNiece,506th PIR,Band of Brothers, Filthy Thirteen,Autographed by 4,WWII | $250.00 | |
| Jake McNiece,506th PIR,Band of Brothers, Filthy Thirteen,Autographed,WWII | $29.95 | |
| Jake McNiece,506th PIR,Band of Brothers, Filthy Thirteen,Autographed,WWII | $29.95 | |
| Jake McNiece,506th PIR,Band of Brothers, Filthy Thirteen,Autographed,WWII | $49.95 | |
| Jake McNiece,506th PIR,Band of Brothers, Filthy Thirteen,Autographed,WWII | $49.95 | |
| Jake McNiece,506th PIR,Band of Brothers, Filthy Thirteen,Autographed,WWII | $49.95 | |
| Jake McNiece,506th PIR,Band of Brothers, Filthy Thirteen,Autographed,WWII | $49.95 | |
| Jake McNiece,506th PIR,Band of Brothers, Filthy Thirteen,Autographed,WWII, D-Day | $49.95 | |
| Jake McNiece,506th PIR,Band of Brothers, Filthy Thirteen,Autographed,WWII, D-Day | $49.95 | |
Latest News about Jake McNiece
Jake McNiece, WWII Hero And Self-Described 'Troublemaker' (05/27/2013): Jake McNiece was the leader of a crack U.S. Army paratrooper unit that dropped behind German lines on D-Day. With their wild antics, McNiece's group was known as "The Filthy Thirteen" and inspired Robert Aldrich's macho film classic The Dirty Dozen .
