Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Officer’s candidate Gable getting a shave by barber Joe Kaufman, under the watchful eyes of several Air Force officials, as well as his friend Andrew McIntyre, signed and inscribed in blue ink “To T. J. Thomson, Best of luck always, O/C Clark Gable.” Photo is also signed and inscribed by McIntyre, Kaufman, and three other candidates. In 1942, following Carole Lombard’s death, Gable joined the U.S. Army Air Forces. Gable made a public statement after Lombard’s death that prompted General of Henry H. Arnold to offer Gable a “special assignment” in aerial gunnery. MGM arranged for his studio friend, cinematographer Andrew McIntyre, to enlist with and accompany him through training. However shortly after his enlistment, he and McIntyre were sent to Miami Beach, Florida, where they entered USAAF OCS Class 42-E on August 17, 1942. Both completed training on October 28, 1942, commissioned as second lieutenants. In good to very good condition, with creasing, wrinkling, and surface marks, scattered crazing to finish, and a few small edge tears. PSA/DNA Auction LOA and R&R COA.
