Museum object · Documents and Manuscripts
Letter from the War Department to Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey
September 17, 1928
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A letter from Adjutant General, Major General Lutz Wahl to Corporal Lawrence McVey forwarding the French dispatch awarding the French Croix de Guerre to McVey and asking for a receipt to be returned. The letter is signed by Wahl at the bottom. The letter has been folded multiple times horizontally, three distinct creases can be seen.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2011.108.23
