Lieutenant (Junior Grade) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Hudner,_Jr." class="extiw" title="en:Thomas J. Hudner, Jr.">Thomas J. Hudner, Jr.</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" class="extiw" title="en:United States Navy">USN</a>. He was awarded the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" class="extiw" title="en:Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> for heroically attempting to rescue Ensign <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_L._Brown" class="extiw" title="en:Jesse L. Brown">Jesse L. Brown</a>, who had been shot down by enemy fire near the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chosin_Reservoir" class="extiw" title="en:Battle of Chosin Reservoir">Chosin Reservoir</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea" class="extiw" title="en:North Korea">North Korea</a>, on 4 December 1950.
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Naval Historical Center Online Library, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g700000/g708180.jpg">Photo #: 80-G-708180</a>