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President Woodrow Wilson and Acting Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt document signed, dated 1 August 1919. Naval commission appoints Vice Admiral Stuart Elliot, who won the Medal of Honor in Veracruz, to the rank of Medical Director of the Navy (equivalent to Captain). Document is signed, ''Woodrow Wilson'' and ''Franklin D. Roosevelt / Acting'' and measures 16'' x 20'' with official blue seal intact at lower center. Some toning and scuffing, else very good condition.