Devotion F4U Corsair art autographed by Medal of Honor pilot Capt. Tom Hudner

  

December 4, 1950: Hit by anti-aircraft fire while supporting the Marines at the Chosin Reservoir, Ens. Jesse Brown, the Navy's first African-American aviator, crashed behind enemy lines. His squadron mates from VF-32 thought Brown was dead-until they saw him slide back his canopy and wave. But, Brown did not climb free-he was pinned in his Corsair's burning wreckage.

While his comrades called for a rescue helicopter and circled to ward off any enemy troops, Brown's wingman, Lt. Thomas Hudner, intentionally crash-landed in that treacherous terrain to try to save his friend. Wading through snow and subzero temperatures, Hudner reached Brown's plane and tried to pull him free, but the snow denied him any footing. Brown remained calm, inspiring Hudner.

Hudner gave Brown his hat and gloves then used snow, shoveled with his bare hands, to snuff out the fire. When the rescue helicopter arrived, its pilot joined Hudner. Even working together, they could not free Brown, whose leg was pinned and who was in shock. As daylight faded, with Hudner at his side, Jesse Brown passed away.

The rescue helo lifted Hudner, exhausted, from the scene. Four months later, President Truman summoned Hudner and Jesse Brown's widow, Daisy, to the White House where he awarded Hudner the Medal of Honor. That day, they all remembered Jesse Brown, a hero who did not die alone. AUTOGRAPHS: Hand-signed by Medal of Honor recipient Captain Thomas J.

And his fellow VF-32 pilot Commander Marty Goode. EDITION: Victory Edition of 650 limited-edition prints. Includes signed Certificate of Authenticity with "History Behind the Art".

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