The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Captain Logan McKee, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States during World War II. By maintaining convoy ships in the northwest Atlantic in complete readiness for scheduled operations, Captain McKee contributed greatly toward the success of the anti-submarine campaign. As material officer on a task force of the Atlantic Fleet, he planned and supervised the maintenance and repair of vessels of the United Nations engaged in the protection of shipping.