(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Clarence E. Pederson, United States Naval Reserve, 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. 344 (November 1945)
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Clarence E. Pederson, United States Naval Reserve, 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 in the Southwest Pacific area during World War II.