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Show by woonY COWAN . P11IRRE, South Dakota, can be proud of Lt. Robert Pershing Williams. Decorated with the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Flying Cross, Lt. Williams, spotting i German sub while piloting a Navy Torpedo Bomber in the Atlantic, attacked the enemy without supporting fighter planes. He released four depth charges, all of which exploded close, sinking the sub and throwing enemy personnel into the water. For his heroism and extraordinary achievement Lt. Williams received the Gold Star. War Bondi buy depth charges for such heroic service. U. S. Trtasury Dtfartmmt I : |