WWI MEDICAL OFFICER GROUPING W PRESIDENT SIGNED

Presidential signed document grouping to a US Medical Officer Colonel Daniel Parker Card. Col Card was a native of Smyrna New York and received his Medical Degree at Bellevue Medical College in 1904. His first military duty was as a contract surgeon with the US Army in 1907. During a tour at the US Military Academy he acted as surgeon for the West Point football squad. In 1916 he was assigned to the French forces in France as medical-military observer. After the United States entered the War, Colonel Card served in Paris as attaché to the French Army. He later became commanding officer of a field hospital during the Meuse Argonne campaign. In 1942 upon retirement, Col. Card went to the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington where he became chief doctor. There he remained for three years. Grouping consist of his portrait in uniform as a Colonel and measures 24X30 inches in the frame. There are also two matching presentation candle sticks with the presentation "Presented to D.P. Card Major Medical Corps By The Officers of the Resident Mess West Point Army Mess West Point Army Mess Tuesday Sept. 6th 1921. Both are STERLING marked. Also in the grouping are two sepia toned photographs identified to Card wearing his M1902 uniform with sword while holding his visor cap. Second photo of his and his medical staff in France while he was a Major in his US Army uniform with two overseas stripes representing 1 year of overseas service. Finally his presidential signed promotional documents. The signatures are hand signed by the president. They are as follows: his first lieutenant commission for the US Medical Corps reserves dated 26th December 1908 signed by Theodore Roosevelt, second document is his first Lieutenant commission in the regular Army signed by President William Howard Taft and is dated 25th of June 1909. Third document is his Captain's commission dated 25th July 1912 also signed by William Howard Taft. Finally his Colonel commission dated 19th Jun 1935 and is signed by the secretary of War George Dern but is not presidential signed. Overall excellent condition