(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander [then Lieutenant] William R. Ford, United States Navy, was awarded a Second Gold Star in lieu of a Third Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Commander of a Bombing Plane in action against a submarine in the Atlantic area on 5 November 1943.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant William R. Ford, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Bombing Plane during World War II.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant William R. Ford, 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 Pilot of a Bombing Plane during World War II.