William P. Litton
Home Town: Shaw, Mississippi
U.S. Army-Mediterranean Theater of Operations, General Orders No. 61 (1944)
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to William P. Litton (0-23300), Lieutenant Colonel (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-38 Fighter Airplane in the 96th Fighter Squadron, 82d Fighter Group, FIFTEENTH Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on during World War II. Lieutenant Colonel Litton’s unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 15th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.
