Out-gunned and out-manned, one navy air pilot was awarded the Navy Cross–its second highest military honor–at a ceremony Jan. 20, some 70 years after he single-handedly shot down four Soviet fighter jets that ambushed him in a battle he’s been forbidden to discuss–per White House orders–for over 50 years. Receiving the honor was 97-year-old Royce…

Out-gunned and out-manned, one Navy air pilot was awarded the Navy Cross–its second highest military honor–at a ceremony Jan. 20, some 70 years after he single-handedly shot down four Soviet fighter jets that ambushed him in a battle he’s been forbidden to discuss–per White House orders–for over 50 years. Receiving the honor was 97-year-old Royce…