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Thomas Jerome Hudner Jr. (* 31. August 1924 in Fall River, Massachusetts; † 13. November 2017 in Concord, Massachusetts) war Offizier der United States Navy und Marineflieger. Er erreichte den Rang eines Captains und erhielt die Medal of Honor für den Versuch, das Leben seines Flügelmannes, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, während der ...
Thomas Jerome Hudner Jr. (August 31, 1924 – November 13, 2017) was a United States Navy officer and naval aviator. He rose to the rank of captain, and received the Medal of Honor for his actions in trying to save the life of his wingman, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War .
7. Nov. 2022 · Arleigh Burke -class destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) proudly bears the name of Medal of Honor recipient Captain Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., who received the nation’s top military honor...
13. Nov. 2017 · Associated Press. By David Margolick. Nov. 13, 2017. On the afternoon of Dec. 4, 1950, shortly after China had entered the Korean War, Thomas J. Hudner Jr., a lieutenant junior grade, was...
16. Nov. 2017 · BOSTON – More than 800 family, friends, and active duty and retired service members gathered in Concord, Mass. Nov. 16 to pay their final respects to Capt. Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., who earned...
Thomas Jerome Hudner Jr. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a pilot in Fighter Squadron 32, while attempting to rescue a squadron mate whose plane, struck by antiaircraft fire and trailing smoke, was forced down behind enemy lines.
First Medal of Honor recipient of the Korean War. Thomas J. Hudner Jr. ’43, a naval aviator who retired as captain, received the first Medal of Honor of the Korean War. Today he is the conflict’s last living Navy recipient. In a 1951 White House ceremony, President Truman praised the then lieutenant’s “uncommon valor,” for crash ...
