The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Captain (SC) John M. Malloy, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from June 1958 to November 1960 as Chairman of the Armed Services Procurement Regulation Committee. Displaying unusual ability in reconciling divergent and controversial viewpoints, not only among the military departments, but also in numerous meetings with congressional committees, major governmental agencies, and industrial groups and associations, he succeeded in gaining recognition and acceptance of the Armed Services Procurement Regulation as an authoritative document of the highest quality.