The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Captain Robert Bartsch Doremus, United States Naval Reserve, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, Personnel Support Activity, Great Lakes, Illinois from August 1983 through June 1986. A superbly effective and resourceful leader, Captain Doremus coordinated the broad spectrum of complex policy and procedural matters concerning deliver of pay, personnel, and passenger transportation support, through nine support detachments, to more than 36,000 active and reserve personnel and their dependents and the retired community throughout fourteen Midwestern states. With exceptional organizational acumen and superb management technique, he imparted to his staff of 475 military and civilian personnel an unparalleled sense of purpose and dedication. His exacting and nurturing leadership inspired subordinates to overcome manning and funding shortfalls, to adapt comfortably to an environment of constant change, and to provide incomparably better customer service. Captain Doremus' extraordinary caring commitment, peerless leadership, and selfless devotion to duty reflected great credit upon himself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.