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Commander:
- Lieutenant General Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg VC, arguably New Zealand 's most famous soldier and military commander, also served as Governor-General of New Zealand.
- Brazil's Brigadier General Amaro Soares Bittencourt was the first to receive the medal in a degree.
- Colombian's General I.M Elias Nino Herrera, Colombian Marine Corps, For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service as Commandant of the Colombian Marine Corps. General Nino's cooperation and understanding have been a significant contribution to the mutual friendship between Colombia and the United States.
- Ecuador's General de Ejercito (General of the Army) Paco Moncayo, because of his exceptionally superior performance as Chief of the Armed Forces Joint Command and his contribution to Ecuadorian history, politics and democracy
- The Philippine's General Fidel Valdez Ramos, former President of the Philippines and a 1950 West Point United States Military Academy graduate
- The Philippine's General Alfredo M. Santos, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines 1962 - 1965
- Australia's Chiefs of the Defence Force - General Sir Phillip Bennett, Generals John Baker, and General Peter Cosgrove
- General Alfred John Gardyne Drummond de Chastelain, OC, CMM, CH, CD was appointed Commander of the Legion of Merit in 1995, and in 1999, he was made a Companion of Honour by HM The Queen. He is the former Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) for the Canadian Forces and he is the Chairman of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning since November 1995 for the Northern Ireland peace process.
- Stefan Rowecki "Grot," Polish General and the Commander of the Home Army. He was decorated posthumously on August 9, 1984 by Ronald Reagan.
- Lt. Gen. Władysław Anders, Polish General and the Commander of the 2nd Polish Corps.
- German Generals Hans-Otto Budde, Adolf Heusinger, Klaus Naumann and Wolfgang Schneiderhan
- French Generals Edgard de Larminat, Alain de Boissieu and Vincent Desportes
- Bangladesh Army's Brigadier General Sharif Uddin Ahmed was the first Bangladeshi General to receive this award for his outstanding service as the Defence Attache from 1985 to 1989 in Bangladesh Embassy, United States.
- General Sir Peter de la Billière KCB, KBE, DSO, MC & bar, commander of the British forces during Gulf War I
- General Michael John Dawson Walker, Baron Walker of Aldringham GCB, CMG, CBE, ADC, DL, former Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) in the United Kingdom and Commander of the Implementation Force in Bosnia.
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park of New Zealand, Royal Air Force commander during the Battle of Britain and later Allied Air Commander South East Asia.
- Turkish ex-Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Mehmet Yaşar Büyükanıt (12 December 2005)
- Major General William Henry Evered Poole, CB, CBE, DSO, Commander of the 6th South African Armoured Division which was part of the 5th US Army during the Italian Campaign during World War II.