On this episode of Our American Stories this is the story of America's first Black Naval Aviator Jesse Leroy Brown There's a movie dedicated to him called Devotion based on the book of the same name by our regular contributor Adam Makos The story is also about Thomas Hudner who received the Medal of Honor for trying to save Jesse's life Here to tell the story is Jesse's granddaughter Jessica Leroyce Knight Henry Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories the Navy commissioned a destroyer on April and named it after a man who deliberately crash-landed a perfectly good aircraft behind enemy lines But the man who became the first American serviceman in the Korean War to receive the Medal of Honor and the man who lent his name to the USS Thomas Hudner had a darn good reason perhaps the best of reasons Here's the History Guy with the story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories this is the story of America's first Black Naval Aviator Jesse Leroy Brown There's a movie dedicated to him called Devotion based on the book of the same name by our regular contributor Adam Makos The story is also about Thomas Hudner who received the Medal of Honor for trying to Jesse's life Here to tell the story is Jesse's granddaughter Jessica Leroyce Knight Henry Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories it might seem like an April Fool's joke The Navy commissioned its newest destroyer on April and named it after a man who deliberately crash-landed a perfectly good aircraft behind enemy lines But the man who became the first American serviceman in the Korean War to receive the Medal of Honor and the man who lent his name to the USS Thomas Hudner had a darn good reason perhaps the best of reasons Here's the History Guy with the story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories this is the story of America's first Black Naval Aviator Jesse Leroy Brown There's a movie dedicated to him called Devotion based on the book of the same name by our regular contributor Adam Makos The story is also about Thomas Hudner who received the Medal of Honor for trying to his Jesse's life Here to tell the story is Jesse's granddaughter Jessica Leroyce Knight Henry Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories the Navy commissioned its newest destroyer and named it after a man who deliberately crash-landed a perfectly good aircraft behind enemy lines But the man who became the first American serviceman in the Korean War to receive the Medal of Honor and the man who lent his name to the USS Thomas Hudner had a darn good reason perhaps the best of reasons Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]