(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Patrick Weston Timberlake (ASN: 0-15156), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding General Rear Echelon of Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, from 1943 to 1944. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Timberlake and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.