{"product_id":"u-s-n-lt-cdr-gerald-r-ford-1945","title":"U.S.N. Lt. Cdr. Gerald R Ford, 1945","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe greatest danger Gerald Ford faced in the war was not the Japanese — it was the weather. In December 1944 Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet sailed into Typhoon Cobra, a storm that capsized three destroyers and drowned nearly eight hundred American sailors, more than many battles cost. Aboard the light carrier USS Monterey, Ford was thrown across a pitching deck and nearly swept into the sea, saving himself on a narrow catwalk rim as the ship rolled. Below, aircraft had torn loose and caught fire, and he went down into the smoke to help fight it. He had joined as a reserve ensign in 1942 and left the Navy a lieutenant commander — and thirty years later became the thirty-eighth President.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure shows Ford in service khakis and officer's cap, standing easy — the assistant navigator and anti-aircraft battery officer, not yet the president. He joins the remarkable group of future presidents this range puts in Navy uniform, among them \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/products\/john-f-kennedy-u-s-navy-1945\"\u003eJohn F. Kennedy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/products\/u-s-n-commander-richard-nixon\"\u003eRichard Nixon\u003c\/a\u003e — the man Ford would one day succeed in the White House — all serving under their Pacific commander, Admiral \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/products\/u-s-n-admiral-chester-w-nimitz\"\u003eChester W. Nimitz\u003c\/a\u003e. Lined up together, they tell a story no other subject can: junior officers in a world war who would go on to run the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eW. Britain model 10209. 1\/30 scale, matte-painted metal. Single figure — Lt. Cdr. Gerald R. Ford, U.S. Navy, in service khakis. Boxed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. Britain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49381777047780,"sku":"10209","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/7024\/2788\/files\/10209_grey2_5FDF251675B39.webp?v=1783799583","url":"https:\/\/breagans.com\/en-ca\/products\/u-s-n-lt-cdr-gerald-r-ford-1945","provider":"Breagans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}