Truman, Harry S and General Anthony C. McAuliffe. Document inscribed and signed, "To: Ralph Yorio / From: Harry S. Truman" on the final page of a forty-one page booklet titled "Germany Surrenders Unconditionally. Facsimiles of the Documents," printed by the United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1945. Accompanied by the transmittal envelope with stamped free frank. President Truman signed the surrender document for Mr. Yorio in 1971 or '72. The document is also signed, at the bottom of page four, by General Anthony C. McAuliffe ("A.C. McAuliffe"), best known for answering "Nuts!" to the German demand for surrender at the Battle of the Bulge. General McAuliffe unveiled the case holding the surrender documents when they were made available to the public in the Exhibition Hall of the National Archives on the first anniversary of D-Day (June 6, 1945). They were added to an exhibit on "President Roosevelt and International Co-operation for War and Peace." President Truman was unable to be at the unveiling but sent a message rejoicing in the end of the war in Europe, and reminding the public that the war was ongoing in the Pacific. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500
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