The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting Legion of Merit to Lieutenant Commander Herbert Feldman, United States Coast Guard Reserve, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commander Officer, U.S.S. LOWE, on 18 March 1945, in an attack against an enemy submarine. When his hip obtained contact with an enemy submarine, he immediately maneuvered his ship into position for an attack. Accurately evaluating the available information and handling his ship with great skill, he so successfully carried out his attack as to deprive the enemy of an opportunity to take counter-measure or to escape. When directed he laid down further depth charges in order to insure the destruction of the enemy.