{"product_id":"holding-the-tide-by-richard-taylor-c","title":"Holding the Tide by Richard Taylor. (C)","description":"DHM1887C. Holding the Tide by Richard Taylor. \u003cp\u003e On 7 August 1942, just eight months after the dramatic events at Pearl Harbor, the United States First Marine Division stormed ashore on the island of Guadalcanal. It was the opening gambit of the land war in the Pacific.  The painting depicts Captain Joe Foss as he leads the F4F Wildcats of VMF-121 back to Henderson Field after a day of desperate fighting against the Japanese in the skies over the steaming jungles of Guadalcanal in November 1942 - it would be another three months before the island was finally secured during which time Joe Foss would achieve an astonishing 26 victories to become the first American pilot to equal WW1 Ace Eddie Rickenbackers score. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned by : \u003cbr\u003eCommander Leslie Fortner USMC , \u003cbr\u003eCaptain Stanley Swede Vejtasa USN, \u003cbr\u003eCommander Dean Laird USN\u003cbr\u003eand\u003cbr\u003eColonel James E Swett USMC MOH (deceased)\u003cbr\u003eand featuring the matted original signatures of : \u003cbr\u003eJeff de Blanc, \u003cbr\u003eBrigadier General Joseph J Foss (deceased), \u003cbr\u003eBob Galer (deceased)\u003cbr\u003eand\u003cbr\u003eLieutenant Colonel Kenneth A Walsh (deceased). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedal of Honor Tribute edition of 10 prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (82cm x 61cm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military Aviation Art Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54135525966157,"sku":null,"price":1095.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/5449\/9149\/files\/2026NEWdhm1887.jpg?v=1781871525","url":"https:\/\/militaryaviationartprints.com\/products\/holding-the-tide-by-richard-taylor-c","provider":"Military Aviation Art Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}