President Harry Truman Awards And Signs Legion Of Merit To A Soviet Soldier

HARRY TRUMAN (1884-1974). Truman served as the 33rd President. TDS. 1 pg. 8 x 10 N.d. White House. A typed document signed Harry S Truman as President: CITATION FOR LEGION OF MERIT Degree of Legionnaire Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Stapanovitch Sergeeff, 20th Budapest Guard Infantry Corps, Red Army, displayed exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services contributing materially to the success of combined operations in Europe. The Legion of Merit is a military award of the United States Armed Forces for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The award can be issued to members of the eight uniformed branches of the United States Armed Forces, but also to military and political figures of foreign governments. It is seventh in order of precedence of all U.S. military awards. Notable recipients of the Legion of Merit include Joe Louis, Colin Powell, King George VI, Chiang Kai-shek, Charles De Gaulle, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, and Narendra Modi. Given how quickly U.S.-Soviet relations deteriorated after World War II, it is likely this specific citation was awarded in the early years of the presidency of Harry Truman. The document is in fine condition.