HC8012

This bill is a legislative commemoration honoring Captain Royce Williams, a South Dakota native and Navy pilot, for his extraordinary bravery during a 1952 combat mission off the coast of North Korea where he single-handedly fought seven Soviet fighter jets for 35 minutes and shot down four of them. The commemoration recognizes his decades of military service and notes that the Secretary of the Navy has recommended he receive the Medal of Honor for his actions. This bill does not change existing state law—it is a formal recognition by the South Dakota Legislature of his heroic service.

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