The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Major General Harold Winfield Grant (AFSN: 497A), United States Air Force, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Vice Commander of the Japan Air Defense of the Fifth Air Force, FEAF, during the period from 13 March 1953 to 15 May 1955. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Grant and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit to Major General Harold Winfield Grant (AFSN: 497A), United States Air Force, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 1 April 1957 to 16 June 1958 while serving as Deputy for Operations, Headquarters Air Defense Command. During this period, General Grant effectively directed the reorganization of the Tactical Evaluation and Operational Readiness Programs; reorganization of the mail and message processing functions; the introduction and successful use of operational supersonic interceptors into the command’s inventory; and advantageous weapon system changes. In addition, General Grant supervised and directed the formulation of the acceptance procedures for the SAGE System and made major decisions relative to planning for the integration and tactical use of the IM-99 BOMARC Weapon System. General Grant’s singularly distinctive achievements reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force