The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Rear Admiral (SC) Hugh C. Haynsworth, Jr., United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States during the period June 1961 to May 1964 while serving as Commanding Officer of the Naval Supply Centers at Norfolk, Virginia, and Oakland, California. In revitalizing the management engineering programs at both of these naval supply centers, Rear Admiral Haynsworth succeeded in decreasing the size of the work force, in spite of an overall increase in workload with a resultant annual savings to the government of approximately $4,500,00. In addition, by installing the latest automated materials handling equipment, he has not only improved responsiveness to fleet requests, but has also generated an additional recurring annual savings of $900,000. Through his outstanding efforts in the field of Industrial Relations, Rear Admiral Haynsworth has instilled in his personnel the loyalty, alertness, and enthusiasm which have been of inestimable value in achieving the desire for each member of his organization to render maximum service to the fleet.