Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 16, July 1, 1905. President Roosevelt appoints John H. Neff as “First Lieutenant in the Philippine Scouts, in the service of the United States.” Signed at the conclusion by Roosevelt, and countersigned by Robert Shaw Oliver as acting secretary of war. Embossed blue seal affixed to lower left remains intact. In fine condition. The Philippine Scouts were native Filipinos who served in the US Army’s Philippine Department beginning in 1901 and throughout World War II. These troops were generally enlisted and under the command of American officers, however, a handful of Filipinos received commissions from the United States Military Academy. The first Scout companies were organized to combat insurgents and bandit groups in the Philippine Islands. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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