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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