Lot 622
Roosevelt, Franklin D. and Chester W. Nimitz. 1. Typed Document Signed ("Franklin D Roosevelt"). As Acting Secretary of the Navy. One page, quarto, Washington D.C., October 25, 1918. On Navy Department stationery. In black ink. Docketed recto. To Lieutenant Thomas M. Buck. 2. Chester W. Nimitz. Document Signed ("CW Nimitz"). One page, quarto, Pearl Harbor, March 27, 1922. On Fourteenth Naval District stationery. In black ink. To Thomas M. Buck. Accompanied by two additional Typed Documents Signed, from Josephus Daniels and James Forrestal, both as Secretary of the Navy. Overall, the lot is in very good condition.
Here we offer a paper-trail, following one Thomas Buck as he moves from Boatswain to Retired Lieutenant Commander, with Franklin Roosevelt, Chester Nimitz and others approving his appointments.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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