(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander William C. Smith, United States Navy, was awarded a Second Gold Star in lieu of a Third Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight on 13 August 1966, as Flight Leader of two division of jet aircraft conducting an armed reconnaissance mission near Hon Gay, North Vietnam.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander William C. Smith, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight on 23 August 1965, as Pilot of a jet aircraft during a combat mission over hostile territory against a suspected surface-to-air missile site at Kep, North Vietnam.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander William C. Smith, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight on 31 October 1965, in a coordinated Navy-Air Force strike against enemy surface-to-air missile sites and a key highway bridge near Kep, North Vietnam.