Truman, Harry S.
Typed Document Signed as President. One page, Quarto, on imprinted White House letterhead, Washington, DC, [April, 1946]. Document conferring the Citation for Legion of Merit - Degree of Legionnaire - on Lieutenant Colonel Igor Nikolaievich Smirnov, an officer of the Russian Red Army. Accompanied by the attractive Legion of Merit Certificate, One Page, Folio, Washington, DC, April 9, 1946, awarded to Smirnov, signed by Truman's Secretary of War.
The Citation document signed by President Truman reads as follows:
"CITATION FOR LEGION OF MERIT
Degree of Legionnaire
Lieutenant Colonel Igor Nikolaievich Smirnov,
while serving as Second in Command, 86th Guard Rifle
Division, Red Army, demonstrated exceptionally meri-
torious conduct in the performance of outstanding service,
and contributed materially to the success of combined
operations against the common enemy in Europe.
Harry Truman."
Very Fine. With pencil notations at top left, and an exceptionally bold signature.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,500.
