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 William M. Nation, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Deputy Commandant, Armed Forces Staff College, from June 1960 to June 1962. Instrumental in effecting the first major reorganization of the faculty of the Armed Forces Staff College in 1961, Rear Admiral Nation was highly successful in carrying out his responsibilities throughout this period. Through his close, personal knowledge of world problems, he made a marked contribution toward the revision of certain aspects of the Armed Forces Staff College curriculum and, in particular, toward the introduction of a new major unit of instruction on Southeast Asia. In fostering the harmonious integration of naval students with those of other services and of our NATO allied observers, he consistently displayed judgment and diplomacy of a high order.