(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant William E. Goodman (NSN: 0-130149), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II.
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 347 (February 1946)
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant William E. Goodman (NSN: 0-130149), United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Patrol Plane commander in action against the enemy in the Pacific area from 23 December 1944 to 18 February 1945.