The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Commander Edmund B. Mahinske, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States during the period August 1957 to December 1962 while serving as Assistant Naval Tactical Data System Project Officer, Bureau of Ships. During this period, Commander Mahinske made important design contributions in the field of high-speed automatic data links, including both the over-all design concept and the details of circuitry and equipment design. His contributions in this field have resulted in significant improvements in exchange of combat information in naval tactical situations.