Walter Ehlers Autographs
Walter David Ehlers (May 7, 1921 – February 20, 2014) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the US armed forces' highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II.
Ehlers joined the United States Army from the city of Manhattan, Kansas, in October 1940. He and his older brother Roland served in the same unit and participated in the fighting in North Africa and Sicily.
By D-Day on June 6, 1944, Ehlers was a staff sergeant and squad leader in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. His squad, part of the invasion's second wave, waited off shore in a Landing Craft, Infantry, while the first group of soldiers landed. When the first wave became pinned down on the beach, his unit was transferred to a Higgins boat and sent forward early to assist. They fought their way off the beach and by June 9 were near the town of Goville, 8 miles (13 km) inland. On that day, he led his unit's attack against German forces and single-handedly defeated several enemy machine gun nests. The next day the platoon came under heavy fire. Ehlers was wounded, but managed to cover the platoon's withdrawal; this included carrying a wounded automatic rifleman to safety and running back through enemy fire to retrieve his Browning Automatic Rifle. After treatment of his wounds, Ehlers refused to be evacuated and continued to lead his squad. For his actions he was awarded the Medal of Honor five months later, on 11 December 1944. He was decorated in Paris in the office of Lieutenant General John C. H. Lee, Commanding General, Communications Zone, ETO. By this time Ehlers had received a battlefield commission to second lieutenant.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Walter Ehlers (HORRORS OF WAR INK CUT SIGNATURE AUTO WWII WALTER EHLERS MEDAL OF HONOR 1/1 MOH) was sold in March 2025 for $299.99 while the cheapest item (Walter Ehlers D-Day MOH Winner Signed Photo) found a new owner for $0.99 in June 2011. The month with the most items sold (10) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $24.00 for an autographed item of Walter Ehlers. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2017 with $150.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was June 2009. In average, an autographed item from Walter Ehlers is worth $15.00.
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