(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Elmer L. Fox, 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 Task Unit 77.01 and Task Force 77, on the afternoon of 1 July 1966. Captain Fox was the On-Scene Commander when three unidentified high-speed surface contacts were detected and sunk and 19 prisoners were taken.