Hamilton McWhorter Autographs
Commander Hamilton McWhorter III (February 8, 1921 – April 12, 2008) was a United States Navy aviator and a flying ace of World War II, credited with shooting down twelve Japanese aircraft. He was the first Hellcat ace, first USN carrier-based double ace, and the first Grumman F6F Hellcat pilot to achieve double ace status. He flew 89 combat missions during World War II while flying with the VF-9 and VF-12 units. On May 23, 2014, he was also posthumously awarded the American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal, when the United States Congress collectively awarded the gold medal to all flying aces: a navy pilot is depicted on the medal in the upper right.
Hamilton McWhorter III was born in 1921 to a middle-class family. The family lived on a farm. When he was nine years old, his father got him on his first flight, which was in a Ford Tri-Motor. He was enrolled at the University of Georgia from 1939 to 1941. He attended Civilian Pilot Training in 1939 and entered the Navy flight program in August 1941.
McWhorter was selected for fighter training and arrived for training in Miami on December 24, 1941. He graduated from flight school on January 28, 1942, and was commissioned as an ensign on February 9. Advancing to carrier training on the F4F Wildcat at Naval Air Station Norfolk, McWhorter joined Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9), based at East Field on NAS Norfolk, after completing the program in late April. In early October he and the squadron embarked aboard the USS Ranger for Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of Vichy French North Africa. McWhorter flew in an airstrike against Casablanca when the invasion began on November 8. After Vichy French resistance ceased, the Ranger returned to Norfolk. Based at nearby NAS Oceana from December, VF-9 converted to the new F6F-3 Hellcat in early 1943, among the first squadrons to receive them. McWhorter found the Hellcat a "dream to fly" and much superior to the Wildcat. During this period at Norfolk McWhorter met Louise Edel, the daughter of a Navy chaplain, and they married on January 16.
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Traded items with a signature of Hamilton McWhorter
The most expensive item with a signature of Hamilton McWhorter (Hamilton McWhorter Hellcat Ace Signed Autograph Book) was sold in August 2012 for $154.99 while the cheapest item (HAMILTON McWHORTER WWII ACE 12 KILLS SIGNATURE) found a new owner for $3.25 in January 2017. The month with the most items sold (3) was July 2014 with an average selling price of $19.95 for an autographed item of Hamilton McWhorter. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2020 with $89.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.25 was January 2017. In average, an autographed item from Hamilton McWhorter is worth $10.24.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Hamilton McWhorter were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 8x10 PAPER PHOTO SIGNED by F6F HELLCAT 12 KILL FIGHTER ACE HAMILTON McWHORTER | $4.95 |  |
 | Commander Hamilton McWhorter Signed 2X - WW2 Double Ace (Downed 12 planes) | $32.88 | |
| Hamilton McWhorter DEC. WW2 Fighter Pilot Ace-12V Signed Biography Photo K7843 | $4.99 | |
| Hamilton McWHORTER DECEASED WWII Pilot Ace-12 Signed 3x5 Index Card E20258 | $9.99 | |
| Hamilton McWhorter USN WWII FIRST HELLCAT ACE (12) VIC SIGNED Paper Photo AUTO | $3.99 | |
| HAMILTON MCWHORTER VF-9 WWII NAVY ACE SIGNED 8X11 PHOTO 12 VICTORIES | $15.00 | |
| HAMILTON McWHORTER WWII ACE 12 KILLS SIGNATURE | $3.25 | |
| HAMILTON McWHORTER WWII ACE SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO USN VF-9 VF-10 1ST HELLCAT ACE | $49.95 | |
| HAMILTON McWHORTER WWII US NAVY ACE 12 KILLS SIGNED 3X5 CARD (I2-73) | $10.00 | |
| HW NOTE SIGNED by 12 KILL NAVY FIGHTER ACE HAMILTON McWHORTER& RETURN ENVELOPE ! | $5.50 | |
| THE 1ST HELLCAT ACE CDR HAMILTON McWHORTER 1ST ED FLAT SIGNED ACE McWHORTER | $89.99 | |
| The First Hellcat Ace, Jay Stout, signed by F6F Fighter Ace Hamilton McWhorter | $18.99 | |
| The First Hellcat Ace, Jay Stout, signed by Fighter Pilot Ace Hamilton McWhorter | $29.95 | |
| US NAVY ACE (12+) HAMILTON McWHORTER SIGNED LETTER | $27.37 | |
| WW2 LIEUTENANT COMMANDER HAMILTON McWHORTER III USNR SIGNED 8 X 10 PHOTO | $20.50 | |
