(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander James S. Gray, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded a Third Gold Star in lieu of a Fourth Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Night Fighter Pilot near Formosa on 11 October 1944.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander James S. Gray, 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 during World War II.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander James S. Gray, Jr., 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 while serving as a Night Fighter Pilot on 25 October 1944.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant James S. Gray, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary heroism while participating in aerial flight, while serving as Pilot of an airplane during the attacks upon Japanese installations in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands on 31 January 1942 and 1 February 1942. Lieutenant Gray led his group in a bombing and strafing attack on an island in the face of fierce Japanese fighter and anti-aircraft opposition. During this action he shot down two enemy fighter planes.