List of Legion of Merit winners; people honored/groups honored with this award/distinction since its inception. Listed alphabetically but can be sorted by any column. The Legion of Merit, also known as the LOM is an award of the United States Armed Forces that is given out for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the seven uniformed services of the United States, but it is mostly given to military and political figures of foreign governments. There are different types of Legion of Merit award. The first, the Commander degree, is one of only two United States military decorations to be issued as a neck order the other one is the Medal of Honor and it is the only United States decoration which may be issued in award degrees. The list of the Legion of Merit winners features every single person who taken home the medal since its inception in the 1940s, around the time of World War II.
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Lieutenant General Albert Patton Clark (August 27, 1913 – March 8, 2010) was the sixth... more on WikipediaAlbert P. Clark
Commendation Medal, Air Medal2
Barbara E. McGann is a retired Rear Admiral.Barbara E. McGann
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Achievement Medal3
Admiral Ben Moreell (September 14, 1892 – July 30, 1978) was the chief of the U.S. Navy's... more on WikipediaBen Moreell
World War I Victory Medal, John Fritz Medal4
Benjamin "Benny" Gantz (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין "בֵּנִי" גַּנְץ; born 9 June 1959) is an Israeli... more on WikipediaBenny Gantz
Legion of Merit5
Bernard William Rogers (July 16, 1921 – October 27, 2008) was a United States Army general who... more on WikipediaBernard W. Rogers
Distinguished Service Cross, National Order of Vietnam6
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Thai: ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; RTGS: Phumiphon Adunyadet; pronounced [pʰūː.mí.pʰōn... more on WikipediaBhumibol Adulyadej
Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Royal Victorian Chain7
William "Billy" Waugh (born December 1, 1929), is a former United States Army Special Forces... more on WikipediaBilly Waugh
Commendation Medal, Bronze Star Medal8
Bjarne Øen (6 November 1898 – 20 September 1994) was a Norwegian pilot, military officer and ... more on WikipediaBjarne Øen
King's Medal of Merit, Legion of Merit9
Air Marshal Sir Brian Edmund Baker (31 August 1896 – 8 October 1979) was an officer of the... more on WikipediaBrian Edmund Baker
Air Force Cross, Distinguished Service Order10
George Everette "Bud" Day (24 February 1925 – 27 July 2013) was a United States Air Force... more on WikipediaBud Day
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, National Order of Vietnam11
Buzz Aldrin (born January 20, 1930) is an American engineer and a former astronaut and fighter... more on WikipediaBuzz Aldrin
Air Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal12
Carol C. Elliot is a retired Army Officer.Carol C. Elliot
Meritorious Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal13
Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller (June 26, 1898 – October 11, 1971) was a United States Marine... more on WikipediaChesty Puller
Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star Medal14
Charles Elwood Yeager (February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020) was a former United States Air... more on WikipediaChuck Yeager
Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal15
David Charles Jones (July 9, 1921 – August 10, 2013) was a United States Air Force general and... more on WikipediaDavid C. Jones
National Order of Vietnam, Bronze Star Medal16
David Haskell Hackworth (November 11, 1930 – May 4, 2005) also known as Hack, was a prominent... more on WikipediaDavid H. Hackworth
Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross17
David Howell Petraeus (; born November 7, 1952) is a retired United States Army general and... more on WikipediaDavid Petraeus
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal18
David Rockefeller (June 12, 1915 – March 20, 2017) was an American banker who served as... more on WikipediaDavid Rockefeller
Public Welfare Medal, Legion of Honour19
General Earl Edward Anderson (June 24, 1919 – November 12, 2015) was an American Marine Corps... more on WikipediaEarl E. Anderson
National Order of Vietnam, Distinguished Flying Cross20
Edward L. Beach, Jr.
Bronze Star Medal, Navy CrossHonored For: Salt and steel
Edward Latimer Beach Jr. (April 20, 1918 – December 1, 2002), nicknamed "Ned", was a highly... more on Wikipedia21
Edwin H. Simmons
Bronze Star Medal, Purple HeartHonored For: Dog Company Six
Edwin Howard Simmons (August 25, 1921 – May 5, 2007) was a United States Marine Corps... more on Wikipedia22
Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was an American astronomer. He... more on WikipediaEdwin Hubble
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Bruce Medal23
Elmo Russell "Bud" Zumwalt Jr. (November 29, 1920 – January 2, 2000) was a United States Navy... more on WikipediaElmo Zumwalt
National Order of Vietnam, Commendation Medal24
Forrest Silas Petersen (May 16, 1922 – December 8, 1990), (VADM, USN), was a United States... more on WikipediaForrest S. Petersen
Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal25
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, (1 June 1907 – 9 August 1996) was a British Royal Air Force... more on WikipediaFrank Whittle
Charles Stark Draper Prize, Legion of Merit
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