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HARRY S. TRUMAN RARE D.S.

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HARRY S. TRUMAN RARE D.S.
<b>268. HARRY S. TRUMAN </b>Rare D.S. as President, 1p. 4to. on White House letterhead, Washington [1946], in which Truman awards the Legion of Merit to a Russian military officer! The citation reads, in part: "<i>CITATION FOR THE LEGION OF MERIT Degree of Legionnaire Lieutenant Colonel Leonid Ivanovitch Nesteroff...displayed outstanding ability to organize combat operations...contributed much to the successful advance...instrumental in effecting a meeting with United States Army units and in the defeat of the common enemy in Europe...</i>". Sold with the actual Legion of Merit certificate signed by Secretary of War <b>ROBERT PATTERSON</b>. Two pieces, fine condition.<b>$500-700</b>