Complex sentence: Bill flew 72 combat missions in the Pacific and was awarded the Navy Cross for helping sink the Battleship Yamato, in 1945, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and four Air Medals during World War II. (Citations from Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal).
Split into simpler sentences: Bill flew 72 combat missions in the Pacific and was awarded the Navy Cross for helping sink the Battleship Yamato, in 1945. He also received the Distinguished Flying Cross, and four Air Medals during World War II. (Citations from Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal).