Thomas Jerome Hudner, Jr. Collectionloc.natlib.afc2001001.19419HudnerThomas JeromeJr.intervieweeMAMAMalehttps://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.19419/Korean War, 1950-1953Veteran1943-1973CommissionedNavyUSS Helena (CA 75); VF-32 (Fighter Squadron), USS Leyte (CV 32); Naval Air Advanced Training Command (NAATC); Executive Officer, USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63); Staff, Joint Chiefs of StaffAnnapolis, Maryland; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Pensacola, Florida; Corpus Christi, Texas; Lebanon; KoreaChosin ReservoirLieutenantThe veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service in trying to save the life of Ensign Jesse L. Brown, during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War. The veteran attended the Naval Academy and graduated in 1946. The veteran was serving with VF-32 during the Korean War flying F4U-4 Corsair fighters. On 12/04/1950 he crash landed his own aircraft near the Chosin Reservoir to try to rescue Ensign Jesse L. Brown, another VF-32 pilot that had been shot down. Ensign Brown was wounded and pinned in his cockpit by aircraft wreckage. Hudner worked to free the Brown with a small hand ax. He was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Harry S. Truman on 04/13/1951.Vietnam War, 1961-1975VeteranCommissionedNavy60th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron; Air War College; VF-53 (Fighter Squadron), USS Ticonderoga (CVA 14); VT-24 (Training Squadron); Commander in Chief Pacific Command (CINCPAC)Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts; Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama; North Island, California; VietnamCaptainVideoDVD1 itemOral history interview09/16/2003VideoDVD1 itemReference copy09/16/2003BryantJosephinterviewerBranson Veterans Task ForcecontributorAFC/2001/001/19419HudnerThomas JeromeJr.Korean War, 1950-1953Personal NarrativesUnited States. Navy.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Personal NarrativesUnited States. Navy.Thomas Jerome Hudner, Jr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/19419), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of CongressVeterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of CongressDLC-AFC2004-11-052022-04-18loc.natlib.afc2001001.19419Thomas Jerome Hudner, Jr. Collection2004https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/19419mixed materialmoving imagemoving imageHudner Jr., Thomas JeromeHudner Jr., Thomas JeromeAnnapolis, Maryland [service location]Pearl Harbor, Hawaii [service location]Pensacola, Florida [service location]Corpus Christi, Texas [service location]Lebanon [service location]Korea [service location]Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal NarrativesUnited States. Navy.Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts [service location]Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama [service location]North Island, California [service location]Vietnam [service location]Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal NarrativesUnited States. Navy.Veterans History Project