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 Master Sergeant Thomas O’Kunieski, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from September 1962 to January 1964. [This award supersedes the award of the Army Commendation Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster) to Sergeant O’Kunieski for meritorious service during the period September 1962 to January 1964 as announced in General Orders Number 22, Headquarters, United States Army Ordnance Center and School, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, dated 14 February 1964.]