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 (Quartermaster Corps) Ralph S. Hardiman, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from April 1957 to June 1965. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster) to Colonel Hardiman for meritorious service from January 1963 to August 1964, as announced in General Orders Number 112, Headquarters, U.S. Army Communications Zone, Europe, dated 13 August 1964.]