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) John B. M. Goetz, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from August 1958 to December 1964. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster) to Colonel Goetz for meritorious service from July 1962 to December 1964, as announced in General Orders Number 201, Headquarters, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, dated 31 December 1964.]