Alexander Vraciu Autographs
Alexander Vraciu (/vʌˈræʃjuː/ vuh-RASH-yoo; November 2, 1918 – January 29, 2015) was a United States Navy fighter ace, Navy Cross recipient, and Medal of Honor nominee during World War II. At the end of the war, Vraciu ranked fourth among the U.S. Navy's flying aces, with 19 enemy planes downed during flight and 21 destroyed on the ground. After the war, he served as a test pilot and was instrumental in forming the post-war Naval and Marine Air Reserve program. From 1956 to 1958 Vraciu led his own fighter squadron, VF-51, for twenty-two months. He retired from the U.S. Navy with the rank of commander on December 31, 1963. Vraciu later moved to Danville, California, and worked for Wells Fargo.
Vraciu was born in East Chicago, Indiana, of Romanian immigrant parents. He graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, and began his military career in 1941, when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. During his military service in World War II, Vraciu flew Grumman F6F Hellcats in the Pacific, spending five months as a wingman to his mentor, Edward "Butch" O'Hare, the navy's first ace of the war. Vraciu's greatest success took place on June 19, 1944, during what became known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot," when he engaged a Japanese bomber formation in air-to-air combat, downing six Japanese aircraft in eight minutes using only 360 rounds of ammunition. In December 1944 Vraciu was shot down during a mission over the Philippines, he parachuted and spent five weeks with Filipino resistance fighters before rejoining American military forces and returning to USS Lexington. Vraciu spent the last few months of the war serving at the Naval Air Test Center in Patuxent, Maryland.
Vraciu was born in East Chicago, Indiana, on November 2, 1918, the second child and only son of Alexandru Sr. and Maria (née Tincu) Vraciu. Vraciu's parents immigrated from Transylvania, Romania at the turn of the century; Alexandru Sr. was born in Poiana Sibiului, while his mother was from Sebeș. Both settled in East Chicago, where they met and were married. When Alex was seven or eight years old, the family traveled to Transylvania for a brief residence, his parents hoping that the experience would immerse their children in the culture. Afterward, the family returned to Indiana, where Vraciu resumed his education, graduating from East Chicago's Washington High School in 1937.
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Current items with a signature of Alexander Vraciu
These are the most current items with a signature of Alexander Vraciu that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Alexander Vraciu Signed Playing Card (PSA) World War 2 Flying Ace Fighter Pilot | $164.98 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Alexander Vraciu
The most expensive item with a signature of Alexander Vraciu (ALEXANDER VRACIU - PLAYING CARD SIGNED) was sold in September 2025 for $145.99 while the cheapest item (Commander Alexander Vraciu Hand Signed 8 x 10 Photo Bio WW II ace MOH) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2013. The month with the most items sold (5) was September 2025 with an average selling price of $74.99 for an autographed item of Alexander Vraciu. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2026 with $105.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.16 was February 2013. In average, an autographed item from Alexander Vraciu is worth $19.97.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Alexander Vraciu were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | "Navy Flying Ace" Alexander Vraciu Hand Signed 3X5 Card W/ RARE Stamp COA | $99.99 |  |
| ALEXANDER VRACIU - AUTOGRAPH | $104.99 | |
| ALEXANDER VRACIU - PLAYING CARD SIGNED | $145.99 | |
| Alexander Vraciu - U.S. World War II Ace - Autographed 3x5 Card | $4.25 | |
| Alexander VRACIU / Photograph Signed | $124.00 | |
| Alexander Vraciu Autograph Cut Signature WWII Ace, Vet, Navy Cross PSA DNA | $19.99 | |
 | Alexander Vraciu Signed Cut Signature GOE Lithograph 1986 (d) WWII Navy Ace 19V | $25.95 | |
 | ALEXANDER VRACIU SIGNED CUT SIGNATURE PSA DNA (D) WWII ACE 19V | $105.00 | |
 | ALEXANDER VRACIU SIGNED CUT SIGNATURE PSA DNA Slab WWII ACE ✈️ ✅ GradedGeekz | $89.99 | |
| Alexander Vraciu WWII Navy Ace Signed Autograph 8 x 10 Photo PSA DNA j2f1c *90 | $74.99 | |
| Alexander Vraciu WWII Navy Ace Signed Autograph 8 x 10 Photo PSA DNA j2f1c *91 | $74.99 | |
| Alexander Vraciu WWII Navy Ace Signed Autograph 8 x 10 Photo PSA DNA j2f1c *92 | $74.99 | |
| Cmdr. Alexander Vraciu, US Navy Ace & Navy Cross recipient, signed V-J Day Cover | $35.00 | |
| HAND SIGNED PHOTO OF WWII USN ACE LT. ALEXANDER VRACIU MARIANAS TURKEY SHOOT | $9.99 | |
 | Lt Com Alexander Vraciu Signed GOE Cut WWII Navy Pilot Ace 19V PSA COA | $99.00 | |
