The
War Department
expresses its appreciation for patriotic
service in a position of trust and
responsibility
to
Doctor Oswald T. Avery
Consultant to the Secretary of War
Member of the Army Epidemiological Board
Washington, D.C. 7 December 1945
N T Kirk, Major General, The Surgeon General
Brehon Somervell, General, Commanding General, Army Service Forces
Robert D. Patterson, Secretary of War