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 (Ordnance Corps) Owen T. McCloskey, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from June 1955 to September 1964. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal to Colonel McCloskey for meritorious service during the period 15 May 1958 to 15 February 1961 as announced in General Orders Number 2, Headquarters, U.S. Army Ordnance Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, dated 17 February 1961, as amended by General Orders Number 16, Headquarters, U.S. Army Ordnance Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, dated 17 February 1961, and the Army Commendation Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster) for meritorious service during the period March 1961 to September 1964 as announced in General Orders Number 242, Headquarters, FIRST United States Army, Governors Island, New York, dated 23 September 1964.]