(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) John Richard Rantz, United States Army, was awarded a Third Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Fourth Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as in the Office of the JS, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, and later with the U.S. Support Group, Thailand, from 1972 to 1973.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) John Richard Rantz, United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, from 1968 to 1971.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) John Richard Rantz, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States with Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, from 1965 to 1966.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) John Richard Rantz, United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, 902d Military Intelligence Group, from 1971 to 1972.