(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain John Raymond Sullivan, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States on the Staff of Commander, THIRD Amphibious Forces, during operations against the enemy in the Philippine Islands and Palaus Islands from 1 April 1944 to 15 August 1945.