- Rank:
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Awarded on:
- February 14th, 1961
"The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) John S. D. Eisenhower, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from October 1958 to January 1961."
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 3