The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Lieutenant Cecil L. Moyes, United States Naval Reserve, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Officer-in-Charge of a pontoon causeway platoon during the advanced landings at Anzio-Nettuno in January 1944. Lieutenant Moyes directed the assembly operations of his causeway in the unloading of landing ships over the assault beaches. He developed improvements in operating technique which greatly facilitated the disembarkation and movement of equipment and supplies to the advancing ground units.