Awards and Honors
Williams received the following medals and decorations :
- Military
- Naval Aviator Badge
- Air Medal with two Silver Stars
- Navy Unit Commendation
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal (United States)
- Navy Occupation Service Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Stars
- United Nations Korea Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation (Korea)
- Civilian
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Even to the very quality of my lord.
I saw Othello’s visage in his mind,
And to his honors and his valiant parts
Did I my soul and fortunes consecrate.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)