Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
This degree of the Legion, Commander, is awarded for services comparable to those for which a Distinguished Service Medal is awarded to members of the US Armed Forces.
The badge to be worn round the neck. In undress uniform, a small-sized ribbon is worn with in its centre a miniature of the cross on a small horizontal bar, both in silver.
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Simonds, Guy Granville | 23-04-1903 | 15-05-1974 |       more |
 | Slim, William Joseph, 1st Viscount Slim | 06-08-1891 | 14-12-1970 |   more |
 | Somerville, James Fownes | 17-07-1882 | 19-03-1949 |    more |
 | Speidel, Hans | 28-10-1897 | 28-11-1984 |       more |
 | Spreckley, Herbert Dorman | 01-12-1904 | 29-08-1963 |   |
 | Stuart, Kenneth | 09-09-1891 | 03-11-1945 |  more |
 | Svoboda, Ludvík | 25-11-1895 | 20-09-1979 |       more |
 | Syfret, Edward Neville | 20-06-1889 | 10-12-1972 |   more |
Sources
- Photo: www.exnet.narod.ru/
- - Encyclopedia Brittannica
- Dorling H.T., Ribbons and Medals, Philip, London 1974
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