(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General James Laflin Kelly, 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 in the Office of the Secretary of the Army, from 1969 to 1971.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General James Laflin Kelly, 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 Chief of Staff of the Army, from 1967 to 1968.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General James Laflin Kelly, 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 Commanding Officer, 2d Engineer Combat Group, Korea, from 1971 to 1972.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General James Laflin Kelly, 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 Headquarters, 45th Engineer Group, in the Republic of Vietnam, in 1967.