The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Captain (Nurse Corps), [then Second Lieutenant] Flora B. Flores (ASN: N-60127), Philippine Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in the Philippine Islands fvrom 18 January to 8 May 1942.