Origin of USS Chung-Hoon.

in warship •  last year 

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Chung-Hoon

The recent unlawful and unsafe path intrusion by a Chinese vessel across the trajectory of the USS Chung-Hoon made me curious about the namesake.

He was the first Asian American flag officer. He was awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star.

What jumped out at me was that although he died at the relatively young age of 69 minus one day, he was married three times and all three of his wives died before him. Some people quietly have a hard life.

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