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 (Field Artillery) Eugene P. Gillespie, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from June 1963 to June 1964. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster) to Colonel Gillespie for meritorious service during the period 18 June 1963 to 30 June 1964 as announced in General Orders Number 149, Headquarters, United States Army Artillery and Missile Center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, dated 29 June 1964.]