USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) Shield Sword Chiefs Mess Challenge Coin Set Rare

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USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) Shield Sword Chiefs Mess Challenge Coin Set Rare.
2 Coin set of the shield and sword. Sword goes through the center of the shield. The shield is thick and heavy. Very significant name behind Thomas Hudner…”Above All Others” ship motto with their ship emblem.
The veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service in trying to save the life of Ensign Jesse L. Brown, during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War. The veteran attended the Naval Academy and graduated in 1946. The veteran was serving with VF-32 during the Korean War flying F4U-4 Corsair fighters. On 12/04/1950 he crash landed his own aircraft near the Chosin Reservoir to try to rescue Ensign Jesse L. Brown, another VF-32 pilot that had been shot down. Ensign Brown was wounded and pinned in his cockpit by aircraft wreckage. Hudner worked to free the Brown with a small hand ax. He was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Harry S. Truman on 04/13/1951.
Condition is "New". Shipped with USPS First Class.