Jesse L. Brown tunic now on permanent display at Hattiesburg museum

24-year-old Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the U.S. Navy’s first African-American aviator, flew combat missions with Fighter Squadron 32 aboard USS Leyte during the Korean War. His wingman, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Thomas J. Hudner Jr., a 26-year-old Naval Academy graduate, accompanied him on a mission over North Korea’s Chosin Reservoir, where U.S. Marines were encircled by Chinese forces. Despite Brown’s lower rank, his experience as a pilot had earned him respect, and Hudner was assigned to fly as h

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