Under the provisions of Department of Defense 1348.33-M, the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America takes pleasure in awarding the Defense Superior Service Medal to Colonel (Infantry) Clyde Beauchamp Bell, Jr., United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense with Headquarters, Readiness Command, from 1977 to 1979. The distinctive accomplishments of Colonel Bell reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Air Force, and the Department of Defense.