(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Ernest W. Dobie, 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 from April 1964 through August 1965, as the Director of the Technical Appraisal and Requirements Division, Office of Director, Antisubmarine Warfare Programs; from August 1965 through October 1967 as Director, Undersea Strategic Warfare Development Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations; and from October 1967 to October 1968 as Deputy Director, Antisubmarine Warfare Programs.