The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Alfred H. Davidson, Jr. (ASN: 0-39808), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from July 1951 to June 1962. [This award supersedes the previous award of the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service during the period 15 July 1957 to 5 October 1959, as announced in paragraph 1, General Orders No. 13, Headquarters Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Engineers, dated 5 October 1959.]