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 (Judge Advocate General’s Corps) Claude E. Fernandez, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from December 1956 to October 1964. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster) to Colonel Fernandez for meritorious service during the period 24 December 1956 to 19 August 1957 as announced in General Orders Number 62, Headquarters, United States Army Advisory Group, Korea, dated 19 August 1957; the Army Commendation Medal (Third Oak Leaf Cluster) for meritorious service during the period 16 May 1958 to 5 February 1961 as announced in General Orders Number 9, Office of the Chief Chemical Officer, Headquarters, Department of the Army, dated 7 February 1961; and the Army Commendation Medal (Fourth Oak Leaf Cluster) for meritorious service during the period February 1964 to October 1964 as announced in General Orders Number 284, Headquarters, FIRST United States Army, dated 9 November 964.]