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 Lieutenant Colonel Gerald L. Overstreet, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from July 1961 to June 1963. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster) for meritorious service from 11 July 1961 to 27 July 1963, as announced in General Orders Number 52, Headquarters, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, dated 27 July 1963.]