Order of Commendation from the Commander of the French Armies of the East

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An English-language dispatch titled [ORDER NO. 14.645 "D" (EXTRACT)] from the General Headquarters of the French Armies of the East. The commendation comes from the [Personnel Bureau / (Decorations)] and lists French and American forces and personnel who have put Corporal Laurence Leslie McVey up for an award. The order praises McVey for displaying courage by leading an attack that resulted in his being wounded. The paper has three distinct horizontal creases and one vertical crease. On the bottom right a math equation is written in black ink and the word [ordre] in graphite. The document is mounted to sheets of adhesive cloth on the reverse that have the label, [POROUS PLASTER / Manufactured for / LOEWENSTEIN'S PHARMACY]. Content is identical to object 2011.108.10.

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