Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 21 x 16, March 9, 1911. President Taft appoints Richard M. Blatchford as "Lieutenant Colonel of Infantry in the service of the United States," Signed at the conclusion by Taft, and countersigned by Acting Secretary of War Robert Shaw Oliver. Blue war office seal remains affixed to lower left corner. In fine condition, with a few scattered light wrinkles. Blatchford retired from service as a major general on December 1, 1922, having earned a host of accolades during his career, including: the Spanish-American War silver medal, the Puerto Rico Occupation medal, the Philippine Occupation medal, and the WWI Victory medal.
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