▁time , ▁including ▁the ▁Navy ▁Cross , ▁the ▁Silver ▁Star , ▁and ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁and ▁life ▁ ▁B air d ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁several ▁different ▁squad rons ▁at ▁Cher ry ▁Point ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years . ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁at ▁Quant ico , ▁Virginia , ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Air ▁Station ▁El ▁Tor o , ▁California ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁B air d ▁deployed ▁to ▁Korea , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁with ▁several ▁different ▁night ▁f ighter ▁squad rons ▁until ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁After ▁the ▁Korean ▁War , ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁assigned ▁to ▁several ▁different ▁units ▁at ▁Quant ico , ▁Cher ry ▁Point , ▁and ▁El ▁Tor o . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁B air d ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁A ts ug i , ▁Japan , ▁and ▁then ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Air ▁Station ▁K ane o he ▁Bay ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁until ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁From ▁mid ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁mid ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁B air d ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Head quarters ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁in ▁the ▁Pent agon . ▁He ▁then ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years ▁at ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁Al amed a , ▁California . ▁In ▁August ▁