United States Marine Corps document filled out in type, one page, 10.75 x 8.25, Dallas, Texas, October 24, 1956. A “Certificate of Acceptance” notifying Oswald’s mother, “Mrs. Marguerite OSWALD,” of his admission into the Marines. In part: “I am very pleased to notify you that your son, Lee Harvey OSWALD, has successfully passed the mental, moral, and physical examinations required of applicants and today was accepted for service in our Country’s proudest military service, the United States Marine Corps. On behalf of our President, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Navy, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Director of the Eight Marine Corps Reserve…I congratulate you on the choice your son has made.” Certificate bears a stamped signature of Captain R. K. Jones at the conclusion and an embossed Marine Corps seal to the lower left. Laminated onto the reverse is Oswald’s original “examinee’s copy” of his “military test report,” issued on April 7, 1959, showing scores from GED tests he had completed on March 23; Oswald had dropped out of high school to join the Marines immediately after becoming eligible at age 17. In fine condition, with toned tape remnants to corners of certificate; the laminate was used only to affix the GED document to the reverse and does not affect the front. A particularly interesting association between his acceptance to the Marines and his GED scores, as Oswald had dropped out of high school in early October in order to join the military. RR Auction COA.
