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FILE - In this April 1, 2017 file photo, Korean War veteran Thomas Hudner looks on during the christening ceremony for the future USS Thomas Hudner, a U.S. Navy destroyer named in his honor, at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The ship will be commissioned Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)

US Navy commissions new destroyer Thomas Hudner in Boston

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This April 1950 photo released by the U.S. Navy shows Lt. j.g. Thomas Hudner at an unidentified location. During the Korean War, Hudner crash-landed his plane in a futile attempt to save fellow pilot Jesse Brown, the first African-American naval aviator, who had crashed behind enemy lines. A U.S. Navy frigate was named for Brown in 1973. A U.S. Navy destroyer will be named for Hudner, where he is expected to attend the ceremony at age 92, Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Bath, Maine. (U.S Navy via AP)

Destroyer’s name honors aviator who tried to save comrade

By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press