An amendment to grant the Congressional Medal of Honor to an Escondido resident and former U.S. Naval aviator who prevailed in perhaps the longest aerial dogfight between a lone American fighter pilot and enemy combatants was approved Friday, July 15, by the House of Representatives.E. Royce Williams, 97, was the focus of an amendment that Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Bonsall and other representatives attached to the National Defense Authorization Act, nominating the veteran for the nation’s highest award for heroism.The amendment and bill were approved and forwarded to the Senate.Issa made a speech on the floor of the House hailing Williams as “an American hero and a Top Gun pilot like no other,” saying there were few comparisons to the “the heroism and valor he demonstrated f
