Royce Williams
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Elmer Royce Williams is a retired United States Navy naval aviator and Medal of Honor recipient. He is known for his solo dogfight with seven Soviet pilots during the Korean War in 1952, which militar
Williams at Medal of Honor ceremony on February 25, 2026
A VF-781 F9F lands on the USS Oriskany in November 1952
Williams with U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro after being awarded the Navy Cross (20 January 2023)
Williams with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (second from left) during the Hall of Heroes induction ceremony at the Pentagon (2026)
USS Eldorado
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USS Eldorado was a Mount McKinley-class amphibious force command ship, named after a mountain range in Nevada. The ship was designed as an amphibious force flagship, a floating command post with advan
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…personnel from North Korea after the capture of USS Pueblo (AGER-2) and the 1969 EC-121 shootdown. Williams was the commanding officer of the command ship USS Eldorado between September 1969 and January 1971. From 1971 to 1973, he was on the staff of CINCPAC, serving as the Battle Staff Chief, Deputy J3C and Inspector…
USS Eldorado (LCC-11)
Eldorado in November 1944.