
Description
Document headed "In the name and by the Authority of the State of Ohio," signed by Judson Harmon, Governor of said State. Commission issued to Charles Becht as Major, Quartermasters Department, Ohio National Guard, dated December 11th, 1911. Includes ornate printed seal of the State of Ohio, gold embossed seal, and signatures of Judson Harmon and Chas H. Graves, Secretary of State, with Adjutant General's Office notation and date December 17th, 1911.
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Ohio State Commission 1911
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