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MAJOR GENERAL DAVID D. PORTER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 09/18/1908 - HFSID 274468

Check written to the Army and Navy Club by the Medal of Honor recipient Check signed: "David D Porter", 7¾x2¾. Washington, D.C., 1908 September 18. Not numbered, drawn on the Riggs National Bank, payable to the "Army and Navy Club" for $5.

Price: $220.00

Condition: Fine condition
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DAVID D. PORTER
Check written to the Army and Navy Club by the Medal of Honor recipient
Check signed: "David D Porter", 7¾x2¾. Washington, D.C., 1908 September 18. Not numbered, drawn on the Riggs National Bank, payable to the "Army and Navy Club" for $5. Stamped endorsement on verso. David Dixon Porter (1877-1944), the son of Lieutenant Colonel Carlile Patterson Porter (1846-1914), grandson of Admiral David Dixon Porter (1813-1891) and great-grandson of Commodore David Porter (1780-1843), earned the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Philippine-American War. Captain Porter and his men made a surprise attack at the junction of the Cadacan and Sohoton Rivers in Samar on November 17, 1901, killing about 30 of the enemy and capturing or destroying ammunition and supplies. Porter retired from the U.S. Marine Corps as a Major General following his service in WWI. Slightly creased. Cancellation holes nick the "Da" of David, the initial "D" and the "P" and "e" in Porter. Light show through from bank stamp on verso at the upper loop of the initial "D". Fine condition.
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