Jesse brown

United States Navy Officer. He was the first African-American pilot in the United States Navy, and was the first black naval officer to lose his life in combat during the Korean War. Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, after graduating from the Ohio State University he accepted an appointment as a midshipman in the...

Former U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Hudner, who received the Medal of Honor for trying to rescue a downed fellow pilot in Korea in 1950, died Monday at the age of 93.

(Original article title: Forgotten African American Naval Pioneer) A war hero who was a stranger in his own land By John Blake, CNN Updated 2:57 PM ET, Sat May 28, 2016 (Article from CNN at Jesse …

I love it- Jesse 'Casper' Brown

The last thing Thomas Hudner said to mortally wounded pilot Jesse Brown was that he would come back for him. Sixty-three years later, he may just keep that promise.

Jesse LeRoy Brown (13 October 1926 – 4 December 1950) was a United States Navy officer. He was the first African-American aviator in the U.S. Navy, a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the first African-American naval officer killed in the Korean War.

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