The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Lieutenant Lyman C. Millard, Jr., United States Naval Reserve, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Radio Material Officer of the staff of a task force commander during the amphibious invasions of French Morocco, Sicily and Italy in 1942 and 1943. Lieutenant Millard planned in detail for the communication material requirements of the combat loaded transports and cargo ships and personally supervised the installation of equipment. During the assaults he demonstrated aggressive leadership in supervising the duties of radio personnel.