ɹˈɑːʃɪfˌɔːɹt wʌz pˈoʊsthjuːməsli ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə mˈɛdəl ˈæftɚɹ ɐ kæmpˈeɪn baɪ hɪz ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns ˈɑːfɪsɚz ɡˈælvənˌaɪzd ˈædmɜːɹəl dˈiː. "mˈæk" ʃˈaʊɚz ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli sˌiːˌaɪˈeɪ hˈɛd wˈɪljəm kˈeɪsi tə ɹˈɛktᵻfˌaɪ ðɪ ˈoʊvɚsˌaɪt.
Rochefort was posthumously awarded the medal after a campaign by his intelligence officers galvanized Admiral D. "Mac" Showers and eventually CIA head William Casey to rectify the oversight.