▁of ▁the ▁chief ▁officers ▁under ▁the ▁M ing ▁D ynast y ▁adm iral ▁Zh eng ▁He . <0x0A> </s> ▁J esse ▁R uther ford ▁Jr . ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁– ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ), ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁Marine . ▁ ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁career ▁R uther ford , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sal mon , ▁Id aho , ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁After ▁under going ▁basic ▁training ▁at ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California , ▁he ▁reported ▁to ▁car rier ▁Lex ington ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁Private ▁R uther ford ▁was ▁on ▁board ▁during ▁the ▁p iv otal ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Cor al ▁Sea , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Navy ▁turned ▁back ▁the ▁Japanese ▁thrust ▁toward ▁Port ▁M ores by ▁and ▁Australia . ▁In ▁this ▁first ▁great ▁car rier ▁action , ▁during ▁which ▁neither ▁force ▁sight ed ▁the ▁other , ▁American ▁plan es ▁s ank ▁one ▁Japanese ▁car rier ▁and ▁dam aged ▁another ; ▁but , ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁battle , ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁Lex ington ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁two ▁bomb s ▁and ▁two ▁tor ped o es . ▁ ▁R uther ford , ▁" loading ▁shell s ▁into ▁f use ▁p ots " ▁in ▁a ▁gun ▁mount , ▁was ▁seriously ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁attack ; ▁but ▁he ▁remained ▁at ▁his ▁post . ▁In ▁the