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 (Medical Service Corps) Harry J. Nelson, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from July 1963 to September 1965. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster) awarded to Colonel Nelson for meritorious service from July 1963 to August 1965, as announced in General Orders Number 104, Headquarters, U.S. Army Communications Zone, Europe, dated 1 September 1965.]