(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General John Chapman Bard, 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 Under Secretary of the Army, from 1967 to 1968.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General John Chapman Bard, 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 in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1971 to 1974.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General John Chapman Bard, 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 a Battalion Commander and G-3 (Operations and Training), 101st Airborne Division, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1970 to 1971.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General John Chapman Bard, 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, and with the 1st Infantry Division, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1965 to 1966.