GETTYSBURG 75TH ANNIVERSARY UCV / GAR REUNION COMMISSIONER'S BADGE, gilt brass, sterling silver, and enamel, engraved on verso for the Honorable Harry H. Woodring. Together with the Presidential appointment signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt for Harry Hines Woodring as member of the Commission to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, with additional signature of Secretary of State and Presidential seal. Two pieces total. 1937 and 1938. 19" x 23" sheet.
Badge in excellent condition, appointment very good with spotting to lower left corner and light wrinkling.
Provenance: Descended in the family of Harry Hines Woodring, Topeka., KS.
Catalogue Note: These badges were made in very limited numbers and were given specifically to the officials on the Commission. Harry Hines Woodring (1887-1967) served as Governor of Kansas from 1931 to 1933 at which point he was appointed Assistant Secretary of War under Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1936 he was promoted to Secretary of War by Roosevelt, serving until 1940.

Badge in excellent condition, appointment very good with spotting to lower left corner and light wrinkling.