(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral James M. Farrin, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commander Norfolk Naval Shipyard and Industrial Manager, FIFTH Naval District, from June 1963 to June 1965, by his contributions toward an outstanding record of day-to-day Fleet support of 200 ships home ported in the area, and in the preparations for overhauling nuclear powered ships.