(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Frank W. Vannoy, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Head of the Joint and International Plans Branch, Strategic Plans Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, from 1 June 1964 to 28 June 1965, for his major role in the development of current and future strategic plans.