[PAR] [TLE] USS Thomas Hudner [SEP] USS "Thomas Hudner" (DDG-116) is an "Arleigh Burke"-class destroyer .  The $663 million contract to build her was awarded on 28 February 2012 to Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine.  On 7 May 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the ship name would be "Thomas Hudner" in honor of U.S. naval aviator Thomas Hudner, who was awarded 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. [PAR] [TLE] Jesse L. Brown [SEP] Jesse LeRoy Brown (13 October 19264 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.
[PAR] [TLE] USS Thomas Hudner [ SEP ] USS " Thomas Hudner " ( DDG-116 ) is an " Arleigh Burke"-class destroyer . The $ 663 million contract to build her was awarded on 28 February 2012 to Bath Iron Works of Bath , Maine . On 7 May 2012 , Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the ship name would be " Thomas Hudner " in honor of U.S. naval aviator Thomas Hudner , who was awarded 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 . [PAR] [TLE] Jesse L. Brown [ SEP ] Jesse LeRoy Brown ( 13 October 19264 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 .
The USS Thomas Hudner is named after a Medal of Honor soldier who tried to save the life of his wingman, who himself was a recipient of what award?
The USS Thomas Hudner is named after a Medal of Honor soldier who tried to save the life of his wingman , who himself was a recipient of what award ?
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross