WWI UDC SERVICE CROSS PRESENTED TO L. MERIWETHER SMITH WHO ENLISTED AT WASHINGTON, D.C. ON AUG. 19, 1918 ~ RANK OF MAJOR ~ ASSIGNED TO THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL ~ NO TRANSFER, NO PROMOTIONS ~ REMAINED IN SERVICE ~ HIS FATHER, THOMAS SMITH, SERVED AS 1ST LIEUT, ADJUTANT AND LATER COLONEL OF THE 22ND VIRGINIA BATTALION ~ INFO FROM CROSS APPLICATION STATES MRS. THOMAS SMITH LATER SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE KY DIVISION UDC IN 1913 ~ PART OF RIBBON LOOSE FROM TOP BAR ~ COMES WITH ORIGINAL BOX AND COPY OF UDC SERVICE CROSS APPLICATION ~ NICE ITEM!