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 (Judge Advocate General’s Corps) Tom B. Hembree (ASN: 0-29789), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from February 1960 to September 1962. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal (Third Oak Leaf Cluster) for meritorious service from February 1960 to September 1962, as announced in General Orders Number 237, Headquarters, FIRST United States Army, Governors Island, New York, dated 13 September 1962.]