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 (Quartermaster Corps) Robert B. Taylor, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from October 1951 to March 1963. [This award supersedes so much of Department of the Army General Orders Number 37, dated 8 October 1959, as pertains to the award of the Army Commendation Medal to Colonel Taylor for meritorious service during the period 15 July 1955 to 24 June 1959.]