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) Carl P. Blakely, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from October 1963 to June 1965. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service from October 1963 to June 1965, as announced in General Orders Number 39, Headquarters, United States Army Materiel Command, Washington, D.C., dated 7 July 1965.]