legion of merit (usa)

LEGION OF MERIT
The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight uniformed services of the United States as well as to military and political figures of foreign governments.

The Legion of Merit (Commander degree) is one of only two United States military decorations to be issued as a neck order (the other being the Medal of Honor), and the only United States military decoration that may be issued in degrees (much like an order of chivalry or certain Orders of Merit), although the degrees including a neck ribbon are only awarded to non-U.S. nationals.

The Legion of Merit is seventh in the order of precedence of all U.S. military awards and is worn after the Defense Superior Service Medal and before the Distinguished Flying Cross.[8] In contemporary use in the U.S. Armed Forces, the Legion of Merit is typically awarded to Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force general officers and colonels, and Navy and Coast Guard flag officers and captains occupying senior command or very senior staff positions in their respective services. It may also be awarded to officers of lesser rank, senior warrant officers (typically in command positions at the rank of chief warrant officer 5), and to very senior enlisted personnel (typically in the rank of command sergeant major and sergeant major of the Army in the Army, fleet master chief petty officer and master chief petty officer of the Navy in the Navy, command chief master sergeant and chief master sergeant of the Air Force in the Air Force, command chief master sergeant and senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force in the Space Force, and sergeant major of the Marine Corps in the Marine Corps), but these instances are less frequent, typically by exception, and the circumstances vary by branch of service.
  1. NIGHTSTALKERS Weeks, Jamie Dunbar

    SURNAME Weeks FORENAME Jamie Dunbar UNIT Company B 1 Bn. RANK Chief Warrant Officer Five NUMBER AWARD Silver Star, Legion of Merit PLACE Iraq 2006 (SS) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - See Roll of Honour
  2. 3 CDO BDE Scott, Simon John

    SURNAME Scott FORENAME Simon John UNIT Royal Marines RANK Acting Colonel (OBE), Brigadier (LOM) NUMBER N028064L AWARD Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Legion of Merit (US) PLACE Afghanistan 2013, 2021 (LOM) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 60813, 21st March 2014...
  3. 3 CDO BDE Dechow, William Ernest

    SURNAME Dechow FORENAME William Ernest UNIT Royal Marines RANK Lieutenant Colonel (OBE), Brigadier (LOM) NUMBER N028526R AWARD Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Legion of Merit (USA) PLACE 2002 (OBE), Afghanistan (LOM) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 56797, 31st...
  4. 3 CDO BDE Dutton, James Benjamin

    SURNAME Dutton FORENAME James Benjamin UNIT Royal Marines RANK Lieutenant General NUMBER N022005F AWARD Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Knight's Commander of the Order of the Bath, Legion of Merit (USA) PLACE Iraq 2003 (CBE), 2010 (KCB), Iraq (LoM)...
  5. 3 CDO BDE Grant, Ferris Nelson

    SURNAME Grant FORENAME Ferris Nelson UNIT Royal Marines (41 Independent Commando) RANK Major (LoM), Major General (CB) NUMBER AWARD Legion of Merit (USA), Companion of the Order of the Bath PLACE Korea (SS), 1967 (CB) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 40253, 13th August 1954...
  6. PARAS 2 Lorimer, John Gordon

    SURNAME Lorimer FORENAME John Gordon UNIT Parachute Regiment RANK Major (MBE), Brigadier (DSO) NUMBER 515336 AWARD Member of the Order of the British Empire, Distinguished Service Order, Legion of Merit (US) PLACE 1997 (MBE), Afghanistan, 2007 (DSO) Afghanistan (LOM) ADDITIONAL...
  7. 3 CDO BDE Fry, Sir Robert Alan

    SURNAME Fry FORENAME Sir Robert Alan UNIT Royal Marines RANK Lieutenant (MiD), Captain (MBE), Colonel/Acting Brigadier (CBE), Lieutenant General (KCB+LoM) NUMBER AWARD Mention in Despatches, Member of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire...
  8. 3 CDO BDE Ordway, Christopher Norman Maurice Patrick

    SURNAME Ordway FORENAME Christopher Norman Maurice Patrick UNIT Royal Marines RANK Brigadier NUMBER N029106C AWARD Legion of Merit (USA) PLACE 2021 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION London Gazette 63695, 13th May 2022, Page 9123
  9. USACAPOC Barger, Ferdinand Ora, Jr.

    SURNAME Barger FORENAME Ferdinand Ora, Jr. UNIT Advisory Team 2 (PsyOps officer,attached),Justpao,Hq,MACV RANK Lieutenant Colonel NUMBER 070262 AWARD Legion Of Merit PLACE Vietnam 1968 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION See roll of honour
  10. AIR COMMANDO 2 Fisk, Wayne Lewis

    SURNAME Fisk FORENAME Wayne Lewis UNIT 40 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron RANK Staff Sergeant + Technical Sergeant NUMBER 10820914 AWARD Silver Star with oak leaf cluster PLACE North Vietnam (Son Tay) 1970 Gulf of Thailand 1975 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 6.4.1945 Waldport...
  11. GREEN BERETS Boivin, Lawrence Theodore

    SURNAME Boivin FORENAME Lawrence Theodore UNIT U.S. Special Operations Command RANK Sergeant Major NUMBER AWARD Legion of Merit, Silver Star PLACE Iraq 2004 (SS) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Stratford,New Hampshire born 24.11.1964 24 years service (last 10 with SF) 82nd Airborne...
  12. 3 CDO BDE Dunham, Mark William

    SURNAME Dunham FORENAME Mark William UNIT R.M. Deputy Commandant General RM RANK Colonel (OBE), Brigadier (LoM, CBE) NUMBER NO25922R AWARD Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Legion of Merit (US), Commander of the Order of the British Empire PLACE 2006 (OBE), Afghanistan...
  13. SCOUTS AND RAIDERS Baldock, Charles Wesley

    SURNAME Baldock FORENAME Charles Wesley UNIT U.S.N. Scout boat (USS Charles Carroll) RANK Ensign NUMBER 0-244231 AWARD Legion of Merit with V device PLACE North Africa 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided Shreveport, Louisiana born 19.06.1904, Louisiana, USA father Euell Johnson...
  14. NCDUs Darroch, James William

    SURNAME Darroch FORENAME James William UNIT U.S.N.R. NCDU (attached USS USS Brant) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER AWARD Navy Cross, Legion of Merit PLACE North Africa 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Albany,California born 4.2.1912 Kewanee,Illinois 21.11.1936 married Rose Claire (nee...
  15. NCDUs Brekke, Marshall L.

    SURNAME Brekke FORENAME Marshall L. UNIT U.S.N. NCDU- RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 0-117931 AWARD Legion of Merit with V device PLACE Southern France 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
  16. UDTs Hanlon, Byron Hall

    SURNAME Hanlon FORENAME Byron Hall UNIT U.S.N. UDT Group (C.O.) RANK Captain NUMBER 0-17669 AWARD Navy Cross,Legion of Merit with V device PLACE Pacific 1944-45 (LOM) Iwo Jima 1945 (NC) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Rocklin,California born 27.9.1900 Rocklin,California Commander of...
  17. UDTs McKinney, William Russell

    SURNAME McKinney FORENAME William Russell UNIT U.S.N. UDT-3 RANK Lieutenant Commander NUMBER 0-85170 AWARD Silver Star, Legion of Merit PLACE Korea 1950 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from San Francisco, California born 5.12.1917 Springfield, Ohio graduated US Naval Academy, Annapolis...
  18. UDTs Lyon, James O.

    SURNAME Lyon FORENAME James O. UNIT U.S.N. UDT-1 RANK Lieutenant Junior Grade NUMBER AWARD Legion of Merit PLACE Korea 1950 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
  19. SEALS Trani, Frederick Eugene,Jr

    SURNAME Trani FORENAME Frederick Eugene,Jr UNIT U.S.N. Seal Team 2 RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 0-669618 AWARD Silver Star,Legion of Merit with V device,Bronze Star with V device PLACE South Vietnam 1967 (SS) 1968 (LOM) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DOW - see Roll of Honour
  20. SEALS Erskine, Donald Kim

    SURNAME Erskine FORENAME Donald Kim UNIT U.S.N. Seal Team 6 + NSWG 2 (C.O.) RANK Lieutenant + Commander NUMBER AWARD Silver Star, Legion of Merit PLACE Grenada 1983 (SS) 1994-96 (LOM) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Seal Team 6 WIA 25.10.1983 Grenada NSWG 2 (C.O.) January 1994-June 1996
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