Original U.S. WWII Legion of Merit Awarded to Soviet Lieutenant Colonel Semen I. Popov with Citation Signed by President Truman Vietnam and a nice polished surface

and a nice polished surface

The first general officer (Major General Charles Henry Muir) assumed command of the 5th Division on 11 December 1917

and is the later pattern with no securing strap

Both have had the enamel top coat yellow and crack

Original U.S. WWII Legion of Merit Awarded to Soviet Lieutenant Colonel Semen I. Popov with Citation Signed by President Truman Vietnam and a nice polished surfaceOriginal Item. One of a Kind. The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight uniformed services of the United States as well as to military and political figures of foreign governments. This is an outstanding set consisting of an unengraved medal, War