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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 .
- 1946–1973
- Captain
- Fighter Squadron 53, Training Squadron 24
- United States Navy
7 nov 2022 · Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Thomas Hudner proudly bears the name of Medal of Honor recipient Captain Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., who received the nation’s top military honor for his heroic...
16 nov 2017 · BOSTON – More than 800 family, friends, and active duty and retired service members gathered in Concord, Mass. Nov. 16 to pay their final respects to Capt. Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., who earned the...
13 nov 2017 · 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 piloting one of six Navy...
Thomas Jerome Hudner Jr. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a pilot in Fighter Squadron 32, while attempting to rescue a squadron mate whose plane, struck by antiaircraft fire and trailing smoke, was forced down behind enemy lines.
On December 4, 1950, Lt. Thomas Hudner Jr., intentionally crashed his plane to save his brother-in-arms from certain demise. In a cold valley near the Chosin Reservoir, Hudner faced the uncaring adversaries of nature and time as he sought to save his wingman.
14 nov 2017 · Thomas J. Hudner Jr., then a 26-year-old Navy pilot with the rank of lieutenant junior grade, did not radio for permission on Dec. 4, 1950, when amid a punishing battle in the Korean War he...
