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	121k	Jesse LeRoy Brown (13 October 1926 - 4 December 1950) was born in Hattiesburg MS, and enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1946. He was appointed a Midshipman, at the Ohio State University NROTC the following year. After attending Navy pre-flight school and flight training, he was designated a Naval Aviator in October 1948, the first African-American naval aviator in the United States Navy. Midshipman Brown was then assigned to Fighter Squadron 32. He received his commission as Ensign in April 1949. During the Korean War, his squadron operated from USS Leyte (CV 32), flying F4U-4 Corsair fighters in support of United Nations forces. On 4 December 1950, while on a close air support mission near the Chosin Reservoir, Ensign Brown's plane was hit by enemy fire and crashed. Despite heroic efforts by other aviators, notably LT(jg) Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., he could not be rescued and died in his aircraft. Ensign Jesse L. Brown was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his Korean War combat service. USS Jesse L. Brown (DE-1089) was the first ship named in his honor. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph: #80-G-708014 and 030318-N-0000X-002, now in the collections of the National Archives)		Bill Gonyo
	113k	18 March 1972: Westwego LA - USS Jesse L. Brown (DE-1089) is ready for launching at Avondale Shipyards. (US Navy photo #NH96769 from the US Naval Historical Center)		-
	82k	18 March 1972: Westwego LA - The ship’s sponsor and others on the christening platform during launching ceremonies at Avondale Shipyards. Present are (left to right): Radm John W. Dolan, Jr., USN, Deputy Commander for Shipyard Management and Program Director for Shipyard Modernization, Naval Ship Systems Command; Mrs. Gilbert W. Thorne, Ship's Sponsor; Mr. Henry Z. Carter, President, Avondale Shipyards, Inc.; Captain Thomas J. Hudner, USN, Head of Aviation Technical Training, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. (US Navy photo #1151107 from the US Naval Historical Center)		-
	135k	5 December 1974: Charleston Naval Base SC - Jesse L. Brown ties up as she returns from maneuvers in the Mediterranean Sea with other ships of Destroyer Squadron Four. (US Navy photo #NH96768 by PH1 Milt Putnam from the US Naval Historical Center)		Fred Weiss
	135k	January 1979: Underway off the Maine coast. (US Navy photo #NH96767 by PH1 Milt Putnam from the US Naval Historical Center)		John
	164k	14 January 1979: At sea - An aerial port beam view of the frigate USS Jesse L. Brown (FF-1089) underway. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-82-00352 by PH1 R.J. Lincoln from the Defense Visual Information Center)		Navsource
	167k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): NavSta Roosevelt Roads PR - The frigates Jesse L. Brown and USS Trippe (FF-1075) are at their pier while loading operations take place in preparation for exercise Unitas XX. Jesse L. Brown is tied up behind the Forrestal. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09472 by PH2 J. Vinson from the DVIC)		Navsource
	167k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): A port beam view of Jesse L. Brown. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09534 by PH2 J. Vinson from the DVIC)		Navsource
	191k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): At sea - A port beam view of Jesse L. Brown with the city skyline in the background during exercise Unitas XX. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09756 by PH2 J. Vinson from the DVIC/a>)		Navsource
	156k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): A port quarter view of the frigates USS Trippe (FF-1075) on the left and Jesse L. Brown on the right. Note the Argentine aircraft carrier Veinticinco De Mayo (V-2) in the background. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09726 by PH2 K. Brewer from the DVIC)		Navsource
	168k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): A starboard bow view of the docked frigates USS Trippe (FF-1075), left, and Jesse L. Brown, right. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09754 by PH2 K. Brewer from the DVIC)		Navsource
	212k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): A starboard quarter view of Jesse L. Brown. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09556 by PH2 K. Brewer from the DVIC)		Navsource
	212k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): A view of the pier and Jesse L. Brown, as seen from the deck of the guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG-45), just before docking. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09722 by PHAN R. Maxwell from the DVIC)		Navsource
	143k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): A bow view of the ships involved in exercise Unitas XX. From left to right, the guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG-45), the frigates Jesse L. Brown and USS Trippe (FF-1075). (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09584 by PH2 K. Brewer from the DVIC)		Navsource
	168k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): A starboard quarter view of the Unitas XX ships after their arrival in port during the exercise. From left to right, the frigates USS Trippe (FF-1075), Jesse L. Brown and the guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG-45). (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09712 by PH2 J. Vinson from the DVIC)		Navsource
	80k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): Two crewmen aboard Jesse L. Brown prepare a drone for launching. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09689 by PHAN R. Maxwell from the DVIC)		Navsource
	187k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): A starboard beam view of Jesse L. Brown. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09551 by PH2 K. Brewer from the DVIC)		Navsource
	220k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): A distant view of the frigate USS Trippe (FF-1075), Jesse L. Brown (foreground), the Venezuelan ships Almirante Clemente (F-11), General Jose Trinidad Moran (F-12), Falcon (D-22) and Carabobo (D-21) (background). (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09567 by PHAN R. Maxwell from the DVIC)		Navsource
	260k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): The frigates Jesse L. Brown and USS Trippe (FF-1075) are docked side by side. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09563 by PHAN R. Maxwell from the DVIC)		Navsource
	168k	1979 (exact date unknown, taken during UNITAS XX): A starboard beam view of Jesse L. Brown. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-09488 by PH2 K. Brewer from the DVIC)		Navsource
	62k	shot on return transit from Med Cruise of 87-88, by Lt. Simmons from Brown's LAMPS helo		John
	159k	15 March 1989: NavSta Mayport FL - A Mark 16 Phalanx close-in weapons system (CIWS) on the port bow sponson of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CV-59). Jesse L. Brown is tied up behind the Forrestal. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-89-08610 from the DVIC)		Navsource
	206k	13 November 1989: location unknown - Tied up at the naval station during the multinational joint naval exercise Unitas XXX are, from top: the destroyer USS Briscoe (DD-977), the guided missile destroyer USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23), Jesse L. Brown, the tank landing ship USS Manitowoc (LST-1180), and the Colombian frigates ARC Independiente (54) and ARC Antioquia (53). (US Navy photo DVID #DA-SC-90-05821 by SPC Mark Wiliams from the DVIC)		Navsource
	189k	1 April 1993: Mobile AL - Jesse L. Brown and USS Moinester (FF-1097) are moored together at a pier at a Mobile shipyard. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-93-04164 by OS2 John Bouvia from the Defense Visual Information Center)		Navsource

Jesse L. Brown Memorabilia

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