(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade John P. Hill, Jr., 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. 361 (March 1947)
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade John P. Hill, Jr., 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 Pilot during flight operations on the Palau Islands on 31 March 1944.