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 (Corps of Engineers) Earl G. Peacock, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from January 1963 to April 1965. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal (Third Oak Leaf Cluster) for meritorious service for the period 9 October 1963 to 30 June 1964 as announced in General Orders Number 128, Headquarters, SIXTH United States Army, Presidio of San Francisco, California 94129, dated 27 August 1964.]