

Served With Honor In The World War. And Died In The Service Of His Country. Columbia Gives To Her Son The Accolade Of The New Chivalry Of Humanity. Served With Honor In The World War And Died In The Service Of His Country. These certificates served as a precursor to the modern Purple Heart.
This 1919 certificate is in beautiful condition for being 103 years old. Matting is in good condition. Small foxing spot upper left hand corner. Stain/Watermark on upper right and side.
No rips or tears on edges. Some creasing and marks on bottom of boarder as expected from age and use. Tiny pinholes above Columbia's head. Embossed boarder is still distinct.Printed signature of President Woodrow Wilson is clear. Printed signature of artist E. Certificate: Approximately 22 inches (T) x 17-13/16 inches (W).
Certificate Boarder: Taken from outer boarder of Lithograph to edge of paper. Side to Side: Approximately 2-11/16 inches. Top to Bottom: Approximately 3-1/2 inches. American painter and muralist famously known for painting the murals on the dome of the Library of Congress main reading room in Washington, DC.Designed the 1896 two-dollar note. Painted the dome of the Manufacturers' and Liberal Arts building at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago. President Woodrow Wilson requested that Blashfield design an illustration that would honor the soldiers who were wounded or killed during World War I. Searched this soldier on Ancestry and the following information was found. POD: Base Hospital, Camp McClellan, Alabama.
Burial: Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. Training Camps: Camp Taylor, Kentucky, Camp McClelland, Alabama. Assigned: Field Artillery and prepared for service in the Signal Platoon of his Battalion. Assigned: Battery B, 36th Field Artillery. Some of the information we found stated Pvt.
Droud was in Battery D. Date of Enlistment: 13 July 1918.
Place of Enlistment: Marion, Indiana. Number of Siblings: Three Brothers, One Sister. Please view all photos closely as they are part of the description and condition. We consider all reasonable offers. Go ahead and make us one..
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