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 Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) George J. Magner, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from November 1963 to June 1965. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster) awarded to Colonel Magner for meritorious service November 1963 to June 1965, as announced in General Orders Number 94, Headquarters, United States Army Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Georgia, dated 26 July 1965.]