(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander Harold W. McDonald, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander Harold W. McDonald, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Patrol Plane Commander over the South China Sea on 26 December 1944.