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    What was the first ship of the U.S. Marine Corps that was named to honor an African American?

    Question #63818. Asked by rad.monkay. (Mar 22 06 4:50 PM)


    myjoey

    		The first ship named in honor of an African American was the USS Harmon (DE-678), a 1,400-ton destroyer escort, commissioned in August 1943. It was named in honor of Mess Attendant First Class Leonard Roy Harmon, who posthumously was awarded the Navy Cross for heroism during the Battle of Guadalcanal on Nov. 13, 1942. He was killed in action aboard the cruiser the USS San Francisco.

    Mar 23 06, 5:15 AM

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