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 (Army Nurse Corps) Harriet H. Werley, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from August 1951 to January 1964. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service from 1 July 1955 to 21 September 1962 as announced in General Orders Number 59, Headquarters, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, dated 21 September 1962.]