The Secretary of the Navy takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Achievement Medal to STEVEN DENNIS LOOMIS for service as set forth in the following citation.
"For professional achievement while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in armed conflict against the north Vietnamese and Viet Cong communist aggressors in the Republic of Vietnam from June 1970 to June 1971. While serving as a statistical advisor to the Vietnamese Naval Shipyard, Seaman LOOMIS performed his duties in an exemplary manner. He assisted the Planning Advisor in obtaining and analyzing invaluable information from Vietnamese reports. His efforts in systematic information evaluation resulted in significant improvements in the advisory effort to present crucial information, in succinct form, to higher authority. He singularly demonstrated outstanding initiative and ingenuity in his recommendation for revised Management Information Center briefings. Seaman LOOMIS provided immeasurable service to the Vietnamese Navy by helping to develop the vehicle by which to assimilate abstracts of valuable, high-level data, and giving shipyard officials viable and comprehensive information to lead on to improved repair techniques and self-sufficiency in fleet maintenance. Throughout his tour, Seaman LOOMIS performed under the threat of enemy terrorist, rocket and mortar attacks. His exemplary professionalism and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."
The Combat Distinguishing Device is authorized. ("V").
For the Secretary of the Navy,
R. S. Salzer,
Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy,
Commander U. S. Naval Forces, Vietnam.
