DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 18 x 15, May 17, 1909. President Taft appoints George Dany to the position of “First Lieutenant in the Philippine Scouts.” Signed at the bottom by Taft and countersigned by his Acting Secretary of War. Double matted with a color seated portrait of Taft, to an overall size of 34 x 18. In very good condition, with scattered light wrinkling, light feathering to a few letters of signature and some mild edge toning and damp staining. The Philippine Scouts were native Filipinos who served in the US Army’s Philippine Department beginning in 1901, through World War II. These troops were generally enlisted and under the command of American officers, however, a handful of Filipinos received commissions from the United States Military Academy. Philippine Scout units are given a suffix of (PS), to distinguish them from other US Army units. The first Scout companies were organized in 1901 to combat insurgents and bandit groups in the Philippine Islands. LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA. Oversized.
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