@MilHistNow: Today in 1943, the U.S. Navy commissions the USS Harmon. The Buckley-class destroyer is the first warship named for an African-American: Leonard Roy Harmon. The Messman 1st Class was killed in action off Guadalcanal in 1942 while braving enemy fire to save his wounded shipmates https://t.co/BjVTYNN4K6

Today in 1943, the U.S. Navy commissions the USS Harmon. The Buckley-class destroyer is the first warship named for an African-American: Leonard Roy Harmon. The Messman 1st Class was killed in action off Guadalcanal in 1942 while braving enemy fire to save his wounded shipmates pic.twitter.com/BjVTYNN4K6

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