The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Ordnance Corps) Lyman F. Stangel, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from February 1953 to August 1960. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster) for meritorious service from 3 June 1957 to 13 February 1959, as announced in General Orders Number 7, Headquarters United States European Command, APO 128, dated 29 January 1959.]