The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit, in the Degree of Commander to Major General Lewis Owen Lyne, British Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from July to September 1945. (Rescinded under Department of the Army, General Orders No. 21, March 19, 1948)