Badge, Commander USA Legion of Merit awarded to Admiral of the Fleet, Lord John Tovey (1885-1971) on 28 May 1946. Obverse: Five-rayed cross, with double points, enamelled white with red edges and each point tipped with a gold ball, with crossed arrows between each arm. Cross superimposed on a green enamelled wreath. Centre medallion blue with thirteen white stars. Reverse: 'UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'. 'ANNUIT COEPTIS MDCCLXXXII'. Suspended from a purple neck ribbon by a gold wreath.

During World War I, Tovey commanded the destroyer HMS 'Jackal' at the Battle of Dogger Bank, HMS 'Onslow' at the Battle of Jutland and 'Ursa' at the Battle of Heligoland Bight. By the start of World War II, he was a Rear-Admiral in command of the destroyer flotillas of the Mediterranean Fleet, promoted to Vice-Admiral on 3 May 1939 and later Second in Command of the Mediterranean Fleet. From November 1940 as Commander-in Chief of the Home Fleet, he organised the pursuit and sinking of the 'Bismarck' and the escort of Arctic convoys. From June 1943 he was Commander-in-Chief, The Nore, involved with the invasion of Sicily and the Normandy Landings. He was ennobled on 15 February 1946 at the time of his retirement as 1st Baron Tovey of Langton Matravers.