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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kammhuber, Josef | 19-08-1896 | 25-01-1986 |     more |
 | Keightley, Charles Frederic | 24-06-1901 | 17-06-1974 |       more |
 | Kirby, Stanley Woodburn | 13-02-1895 | 19-07-1968 |   more |
 | Knoop, Johannes Henri | 18-04-1919 | 18-02-2012 |       more |
| Knowles, Cyril | 00-00-1899 | 00-00-1970 |  |
 | Koenig, Marie-Pierre Joseph François | 10-10-1898 | 02-09-1970 |       more |
 | Komorowski, Tadeusz "Bor" | 01-06-1895 | 24-08-1966 |       more |
 | Koot, Henri | 29-12-1883 | 18-01-1959 |    more |
 | Kruglov, Sergei Nikiforovich | 19-09-1907 | 06-07-1977 |       more |
| Kruif, de, Mart | 01-09-1958 |      more | |
 | Kruls, Hendrik Johan | 01-08-1902 | 13-12-1975 |     more |
Sources
- Photo: www.exnet.narod.ru/
- - Encyclopedia Brittannica
- Dorling H.T., Ribbons and Medals, Philip, London 1974
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