Department of the Army, General Orders No. 59 (August 4, 1953), Amended by G.O. No. 72 (1953)
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General William E. Shambora (ASN: 0-16540), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility from 4 November 1951 to 30 June 1953.