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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 82696

Lieutenant Commander Hugh D. Black, USN
(1903-1942)

Photographed circa the early 1940s.
He was lost at sea on 28 February 1942, while serving as Commanding Officer of USS Jacob Jones (DD-130), when his ship was torpedoed and sunk. USS Black (DD-666) was named in his honor.

The original photograph was presented to USS Black by Mrs. Hugh D. Black, Ship's Sponsor, on 21 May 1943, the day the ship went into commission.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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18 September 2002