Under the provisions of Department of Defense 1348.33-M, the Secretary of Defense has awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Defense Superior Service Medal to Lieutenant General James Raiford Ellis, United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense as Deputy Commander in Chief, Central Command, from 1991 to 1992. The distinctive accomplishments of Lieutenant General Ellis reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.