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ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D.

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ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D.
(1882 - 1945) Thirty-second President of the United States who instituted the "New Deal" programs and who led the United States through most of World War II. Especially rare, fine content D.S. as President, 1p. sm. folio, Washington, July 12, 1944 in which F.D.R. honors the heroics of a Russian officer! The document awards the Legion of Merit, Degree of Legionnaire to Lt. Col. Pavel Semenovich Demin of the Red Army: "…in accordance with the order issued by General George Washington at Headquarters, Newburgh, New York, on August 7, 1782…" Light folds and soiling, overall very good.