The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Signal Corps) Erwin E. Sullo, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from August 1960 to January 1965. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal to Colonel Sullo for meritorious service from 5 July 1963 to 31 January 1965, as announced in General Orders Number 54, Headquarters, U.S. Army Combat Developments Command, Combined Arms Group, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, dated 16 November 1964.]