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NH 97095 Captain Thomas J. Hudner, USN

Photo #: NH 97095 Captain Thomas J. Hudner, USN
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Title: Captain Thomas J. Hudner, USN
Description: Head, Aviation Technical Training, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Principal speaker at the launching of USS Jesse L. Brown (DE-1089), at Avondale Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiania, 18 March 1972. During the Korean War, then Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Hudner received the Medal of Honor (worn in this photograph) for heroically attempting to rescue Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the ship's namesake. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 97095
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