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This October 1948 photo released by the U.S. Navy shows Jesse Brown, while serving as a Naval Aviation Cadet at the naval air station in Jacksonville, Fla. Brown, the first African-American naval aviator, died when he crashed behind enemy lines during the Korean War. Fellow aviator Thomas Hudner crash-landed his own plane in a futile attempt to save Brown. 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)

This October 1948 photo released by the U.S. Navy shows Jesse Brown, while serving as a Naval Aviation Cadet at the naval air station in Jacksonville, Fla. Brown, the first African-American naval aviator, died when he crashed behind enemy lines during the Korean War. Fellow aviator Thomas Hudner crash-landed his own plane in a futile attempt to save Brown. 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)

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