Korean War

Jesse LeRoy Brown (October 13, 1926 – December 4, 1950) was a United States Navy officer. He was the first African-American aviator in the U.S. Navy, a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the first African-American naval officer killed in the Korean War. Brown was born on October 13, 1926 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He was one of six children born to Julia … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: More African-Americans in Aviation