▁assist ed ▁in ▁the ▁s inking ▁of ▁one ▁fleet ▁car rier ▁and ▁two ▁light ▁carri ers . ▁Commander ▁Winter s ▁was ▁awarded ▁two ▁Navy ▁Cross es ▁during ▁this ▁two ▁day ▁period . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁Commander ▁Winter s ▁again ▁led ▁his ▁squad ron ▁in ▁attack ing ▁a ▁Japanese ▁cru iser ▁and ▁a ▁destroy er ▁in ▁Man ila ▁Bay . ▁Upon ▁assist ing ▁in ▁s inking ▁the ▁two ▁ships , ▁Winter s ▁shot ▁down ▁an ▁enemy ▁aircraft . ▁Winter s ▁was ▁awarded ▁his ▁third ▁Silver ▁Star ▁and ▁finished ▁the ▁war ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁eight ▁aer ial ▁vict ories . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Winter s ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁training ▁unit ▁at ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁Jackson ville , ▁Florida . ▁He ▁would ▁stay ▁there ▁until ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁Staff ▁College ▁in ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia . ▁Upon ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁USS ▁Mid way . ▁From ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Winter s ▁was ▁assigned ▁as ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁at ▁the ▁Naval ▁Academy , ▁followed ▁by ▁an ▁assignment ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁USS ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁att ending ▁the ▁Naval ▁War ▁College ▁in ▁New port , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁gradu