,v  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eiji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #e1 #bjba,mr4
 ,issa introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,presid5t to
 aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor to ,e4 ,royce    
,williams = acts ( valor dur+ ! ,korean 
,w>4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !       
foll[+3 7#a7 ,on ,novemb] #ah1 #aieb1 !n
 ,lieut5ant ,e4 ,royce ,williams &      
,combat ,air ,patrol ,task ,=ce #gg     
c>ri$ out an air/rike on ! ,ho]yong     
indu/rial complex ne> ! ,korea-,russia  
bord]4 ,9 response1 sev5 ,soviet        
,mi,g-#aes laun*$ f a ,soviet base ne>  
,vladivo/ok4 ,williams & ?ree o!r ,,u   
pilots fly+ ,f#i;,f-#e ,pan!rs 7        
dispat*$ f ! ,u4,s4,s4 ,oriskany to     
pursue ! sev5 ,mi,g-#aes 9 blizz>d      
conditions to engage ov] ! ,sea (       
,japan4  7#b7 ,:5 ! ,flight ,lead]'s    
in/rum5ts report$ a fuel-pump w>n+1 he 0
 escort$ back to ! ,u4,s4,s4 ,oriskany  
by 8 w+man4  7#c7 ,williams & 8 w+man1  

,dave ,r[l&s1 rema9$ airborne4 ,williams
 fir$ ^u "o ,mi,g-#ae & ,r[l&s foll[$ x 
out ( =mation1 leav+ ,williams to pursue
 ! rema9+ six ,mi,g-#aes on 8 own4 ,9 8 
ef=ts1 ,williams exp5d$ all ( 8         
ammunition & %ot d[n f\r1 v likely five1
 ( ! sev5 ,soviet ,mi,g-#aes1 sett+ !   
,am]ican aviator record = ,mi,gs %ot 9 a
 s+le sortie & ! only naval dogfight ov]
 wat] 9 ! ,korean ,w>4  7#d7 ,aft]      
su/a9+ a hit f a #cg millimet] %ell t   
disabl$ 8 electrical & hydraulic sy/ems1
 ,williams und]w5t enemy fire :ile      
return+ to ! c>ri] z well z fri5dly fire
 f escort vessels aft] be+ mi/ak5 =     
enemy aircraft4  7#e7 ,)\t rudd]s to sl[
 8 desc5t1 ,williams l&$ on ! ,u4,s4,s4 
,oriskany at a spe$ ( #agj knots1       
miracul\sly able to safely engage !     
numb] ?ree wire4  7#f7 ,williams'       
aircraft su/a9$ #bfc holes & a foot-long
 ga% :ile ! only injury su/a9$ by       
,williams 0 a bloody neck1 *af$ by 8    
ge>4 ,williams 0 told n to speak ( !    
ev5ts ( t day by 8 comm&]s1 &1 at ! "t1 

0 only (ficially cr$it$ = "o d[n$ & "o  
damag$ enemy 9 ! fight4  7#g7 ,witnesses
 to ?is h]oism 7 ! fir/ unit ( ! !n     
newly creat$ ,national ,security ,ag5cy1
 cod5am$ ,canoe1 abo>d ! ,,uss ,hel5a4  
,int]cept+ ,soviet communications1 !    
unit record$ ! transmissions t ?ree     
,soviet ,mi,gs 7 %ot d[n1 & "o pilot    
eject$ 8 compromis$ aircraft & !n di$4  
,"o aircraft return$ to base 9          
,vladivo/ok4  7#h7 ,at ! end ( ! ,cold  
,w>1 ,russia releas$ ! names ( ! f\r    
pilots %ot d[n 9 combat on ,novemb] #ah1
 #aieb4  7#i7 ,:5 ,williams 0 aw>d$ !   
,silv] ,/> = 8 actions on ,novemb] #ah1 
#aieb1 ! draft]s did n h access to ! top
 secret radio intellig5ce or ! subsequ5t
 ,russian report releas$ aft] ! ,cold   
,w>4  7#aj7 ,williams s]v$ 9 ! ,navy =  
ov] #cj ye>s1 flew ov] #bbj missions 9  
,korea & ,vietnam1 & retir$ 9 #aihd4    
7#aa7 ,e4 ,royce ,williams des]ves !    
,congressional ,m$al ( ,honor = 8 h]oic 
actions on ,novemb] #ah1 #aieb1 :5 he   
successfully elim9at$ f\r1 likely five1 

( sev5 ,mi,g-#aes 9 a f> less sup]ior   
aircraft dur+ ! #ce-m9ute-long a]ial    
battle :]e9 he nev] once s\ght safety 9 
! cl\ds or ab&on$ ! mission despite be+ 
outnumb]$ & outgunn$4  #b4 ,au?orization
 = aw>d ( ,m$al ( ,honor to ,e4 ,royce  
,williams = acts ( valor dur+ ! ,korean 
,w>  7a7 ,waiv] ( "t limitations        
,not)/&+ ! "t limitations specifi$ 9    
section #hbih ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 or any o!r "t limitation )      
respect to ! aw>d+ ( c]ta9 m$als to     
p]sons :o s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 !       
,presid5t may aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor "u  
section #hbia ( su* title to ,e4 ,royce 
,williams = ! acts ( valor describ$ 9   
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,acts ( valor      
describ$ ,! acts ( valor describ$ 9 ?is 
subsection are ! actions ( ,e4 ,royce   
,williams1 z a lieut5ant 9 ! ,navy1 on  
,novemb] #ah1 #aieb4