Special Honors
- NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1974) and JSC Superior Achievement Award (1970)
- Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (while a member of the USAF Thunderbirds)
- Air Force Distinguished Service Medal and Command Pilot Astronaut Wings (1974)
- City of Chicago Gold Medal (1974)
- Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1973 (1974)
- City of New York Gold Medal (1974)
- Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy for 1975 (1975)
- Federation Aeronautique Internationale's De La Vaulx Medal and V. M. Komarov Diploma for 1974 (1975)
- General Thomas D. White USAF Space Trophy for 1974 (1975;
- Fellow of the Academy of Arts and Sciences of Oklahoma State University (1975)
- AIAA Haley Astronautics Award for 1974 (1975)
- American Astronautical Society's 1975 Flight Achievement Award (1976)
- 5 Civilized Tribes Hall of Fame (1975)
- Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame (1980)
- U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame (1997)
- Clarence E. Page Memorial Trophy - Oklahoma Aviation and Space Museum (1989)
William R. Pogue Municipal Airport (FAA Code: OWP; ICAO Code: KOWP) in Sand Springs, Oklahoma is named in Pogue's honor.
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