The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Captain (SC) William F. Muller, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Supply Officer of the U.S. Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia, from 5 August 1963 to 8 March 1965. Captain Muller was responsible for effecting substantial reductions in inventories, reducing requirements for warehousing facilities, decreasing issue processing and receipt take-up times, significant reductions in AOCP/ANFE and work stoppage rates, and an unusually effective approach to personnel management by voluntarily reducing on board personnel ceiling, thereby reducing over-all operating costs without individual hardships.