(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Benyaurd Bourne Wygant, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Benyaurd Bourne Wygant, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer of the Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.