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 Chief Warrant Officer John H. Kerr, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from June 1961 to April 1963. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal (Third Oak Leaf Cluster) for meritorious service from 6 June 1961 to 2 April 1963, as announced in General Orders Number 23, Headquarters, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, dated 16 April 1963.]