This bill doesn't change any state law—it's a formal recognition by the South Dakota Legislature honoring Captain Royce Williams, a South Dakota native, for his exceptional military service and bravery during a 1952 naval combat mission against Soviet aircraft over North Korea. The commemoration acknowledges that Williams engaged in what is believed to be the longest dogfight in U.S. Navy history, shooting down four enemy planes, and that the President recently recommended him for the Medal of Honor.
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This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
The amendment added ten bipartisan cosponsors (Representatives Baxter, Emery, Massie, Muckey, and Van Diepen and Senators Duhamel, Howard, Otten, Perry, Reed, and Zikmund) to the commemoration resolution honoring Captain Royce Williams. This change broadens the bill's support by demonstrating wider legislative backing for recognizing Williams' military heroism.
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