Ira Eaker Autographs

General (Honorary) Ira Clarence Eaker (April 13, 1896 – August 6, 1987) was a general of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Eaker, as second-in-command of the prospective Eighth Air Force, was sent to England to form and organize its bomber command. While he struggled to build up airpower in England, the organization of the Army Air Forces evolved and he was named commander of the Eighth Air Force on December 1, 1942.
Although his background was in single-engine fighter aircraft, Eaker became the architect of a strategic bombing force that ultimately numbered forty groups of 60 heavy bombers each, supported by a subordinate fighter command of 1,500 aircraft, most of which was in place by the time he relinquished command at the start of 1944. Eaker then took overall command of four Allied air forces based in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, and by the end of World War II had been named Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army Air Forces. He worked in the aerospace industry following his retirement from the military, then became a newspaper columnist.
Eaker was born in Field Creek, Texas, in 1896, the son of a Dutch tenant farmer. He attended Southeastern State Teachers College in Durant, Oklahoma, and then joined the United States Army in 1917. He was appointed a second lieutenant of Infantry, Officer's Reserve Corps, and assigned to active duty with the 64th Infantry Regiment at Camp Bliss, El Paso, Texas. The 64th Infantry was assigned to the 14th Infantry Brigade on December 20, 1917, to be part of the 7th Infantry Division when it deployed to France. On November 15, 1917, Eaker received a commission in the Regular Army. He later received a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Southern California in 1934.
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Traded items with a signature of Ira Eaker

The most expensive item with a signature of Ira Eaker (General Ira Eaker JSA Signed Army Air Force Letter Autograph) was sold in December 2024 for $129.00 while the cheapest item (Ira Eaker Famous WWII General Autographed Cover) found a new owner for $4.11 in September 2010. The month with the most items sold (3) was September 2010 with an average selling price of $18.55 for an autographed item of Ira Eaker. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2024 with $129.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.99 was July 2010. In average, an autographed item from Ira Eaker is worth $37.50.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Ira Eaker were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Air Force General IRA EAKER Signed Simulated Message With Great Content 1944	$27.40
	General Ira Eaker JSA Coa Hand Signed Letter Autograph	$59.00
	General Ira Eaker JSA Signed Army Air Force Letter Autograph	$129.00
	General Ira Eaker Signed cover WWII Commander	$49.95
	GENERAL IRA EAKER SIGNED JSA CERTIFIED 8X10 PHOTO AUTHENTICATED AUTOGRAPH	$57.12
	General Ira Eaker Signed/autographed Letter WW II General	$26.00
	General Ira Eaker- 1930's Signed Index Card in Fountain Pen Ink	$39.99
	Ira Eaker & David Jones signed 8x10 photograph Military Leaders	$51.75
	Ira Eaker signed 8x10 photo US Army Air Forces General WWII	$119.95
	Ira Eaker signed page WWII USAF General served from 1917-1947	$16.50
	IRA EAKER U.S. ARMY GENERAL AIR FORCES DURING WORLD WAR II SIGNED CARD AUTOGRAPH	$29.99
	RARE 8x10 VINTAGE PORTRAIT SIGNED by (Gen. IRA EAKER) 1896-1987 to a friend !	$39.95
	WW2 8th Air Force Leaders Signed Generals Ira Eaker And William Kepner. War Time	$59.99
	WWII 8th ARMY AIR CORP Ira Eaker signed postcard	$49.00
	WWII General Ira Eaker- Signed Index Card	$45.00