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  1. 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 .

  2. Nov 7, 2022 · Learn about the heroic actions of Captain Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., who crashed his plane to try to save his wingman, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, during the Korean War. He received the nation's top military honor and served 27 years in the Navy before becoming a veteran advocate.

  3. Nov 16, 2017 · Hudner passed away Nov. 13 at his home in Concord. He was 93. Believed by many to be a man who embodied the ethos of the United States Navy, Hudner was accepted into the Naval Academy in 1943,...

  4. Nov 13, 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...

  5. Died: November 13, 2017, Concord, MA, United States. Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, United States. Photo Gallery. Videos. More Information. U.S. Navy Lieutenant, j.g. Thomas Jerome Hudner Jr. was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Korean War.

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  7. Dec 4, 2021 · Medal of Honor Recipient Thomas Hudner, Jr., at portrait unveiling, with family members and the Jesse Brown family. Photo courtesy of the Hudner family. Thomas Hudner passed away in November 2017 and is interred in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

  8. Thomas Jerome Hudner, Jr. was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. Mission History. On December 4, 1950 Thomas Hudner took off from USS Leyte CV-32 piloting F4U Corsair 82050 on a mission over the Chosin Reservoir . Hudner was flying as a wingman for his flight leader F4U Corsair 97231 piloted by Ensign Jesse L. Brown.

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