An English-language dispatch titled [ORDER NO. 14.645 "D" (EXTRACT)] from the General Headquarters of the French Armies of the East. The commendation comes from the [Personnel Bureau / (Decorations)] and lists French and American forces and personnel who have put Corporal Laurence Leslie McVey up for an award. The order praises McVey for displaying courage by leading an attack that resulted in his being wounded. The paper has three distinct horizontal creases and one vertical crease. On the bottom right a math equation is written in black ink and the word [ordre] in graphite.
The document is mounted to sheets of adhesive cloth on the reverse that have the label, [POROUS PLASTER / Manufactured for / LOEWENSTEIN'S PHARMACY]. Content is identical to object 2011.108.10.
| Date | March 19, 1919 |
| Created by | French Republic, French, founded 1792 |
| Subject of | Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey, Sr., American, 1897 - 1968 |
| Subject of | 369th Infantry Regiment, American, 1913 - 1945 |
| Place made | France, Europe |
| Place made | New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America |
| Medium | ink on paper with ink on plaster |
| Dimensions | H x W: 12 3/4 × 8 in. (32.4 × 20.3 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gina R. McVey, Granddaughter |
| Object number | 2011.108.11 |
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