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Thomas J. Hudner Jr.

1924 - 2017

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Thomas Jerome Hudner Jr. (August 31, 1924 – November 13, 2017) was a United States Navy officer and naval aviator. He rose to the rank of captain, and received the Medal of Honor for his actions in trying to save the life of his wingman, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, Hudner attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and the United States Naval Academy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas J. Hudner Jr. is the 972nd most popular military personnel (up from 1,955th in 2019), the 3,294th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,290th in 2019) and the 59th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Thomas J. Hudner Jr. ranks 972 out of 2,058. Before him are José Miaja, Fritz Klingenberg, Sylvester Stadler, Alexios Strategopoulos, Frank Serpico, and Ilmari Juutilainen. After him are Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin, Charles II, Duke of Guelders, Maria Bochkareva, Federico Gravina, Paik Sun-yup, and Hans von Obstfelder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Thomas J. Hudner Jr. ranks 147. Before him are Karlheinz Deschner, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Zbigniew Herbert, Dinah Washington, Bud Powell, and Allan Edwall. After him are Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Cicely Tyson, Haim Bar-Lev, Franco Basaglia, Chet Atkins, and Gilbert Simondon. Among people deceased in 2017, Thomas J. Hudner Jr. ranks 147. Before him are Albert Zafy, Robert Miles, Todor Veselinović, Mark Fisher, Manuel Sanchís Martínez, and Viktor Gorbatko. After him are Igor Volk, Ulf Stark, Jiro Taniguchi, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Shadia, and Heinz Kessler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas J. Hudner Jr. ranks 3,294 out of 20,380. Before him are David Packard (1912), James S. Sherman (1855), Dick Sargent (1930), Anna Lea Merritt (1844), James L. Brooks (1940), and Paul Giamatti (1967). After him are Frank L. Culbertson Jr. (1949), Eunice Newton Foote (1819), KRS-One (1965), Rebecca De Mornay (1959), Nicholas Negroponte (1943), and Fred Newhouse (1948).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Thomas J. Hudner Jr. ranks 59. Before him are Frank Jack Fletcher (1885), Joseph Stilwell (1883), George B. McClellan (1826), James Bowie (1796), Matthew Ridgway (1895), and Frank Serpico (1936). After him are P. G. T. Beauregard (1818), Charlie Wilson (1933), Philip Sheridan (1831), John O'Connor (1920), Thomas Nelson Jr. (1738), and Wesley Clark (1944).

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