The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Roy Lee Johnson, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet, from March 1965 to November 1967. In this post, Admiral Johnson served with distinction in nurturing effective channels for liaison and in furthering United States goodwill and prestige with foreign nations.

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Vice Admiral Roy Lee Johnson, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Commander SEVENTH Fleet from 15 June 1964 to 1 March 1965. During this period of ever-increasing tension in Southeast Asia, forces of the SEVENTH Fleet maintained constant vigilance and continued readiness for instant response at a sustained tempo of operations heretofore unknown to a peacetime world. The decision of the U.S. to respond to the attack on U.S. Navy ships in the Gulf of Tonkin on 5 August 1964 was translated into a swift and appropriate action by the ever-ready forces under Vice Admiral Johnson’s command. The combat air strikes were carried out in an exemplary manner, clearly indicative of a high state of professional skill. Subsequent air operations have similarly been conducted in an unsurpassed fashion.