The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Captain (MC) James W. Ellis, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States by his planning and supervision of vital medical activities during the operations of a Marine amphibious corps in the Solomon Islands from 7 August 1943 to 15 December 1943. Captain Ellis contributed materially to the success of our forces in the Treasury Islands, Choiseul and Bougainville.