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The First "Black'' Navy Pilot … Shot Down by His Own Country”

On December 4, 1950 at the frozen slopes of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in North Korea, Ensign Jesse L. Brown — the U.S. Navy’s first African-American aviator — made his final mission. But long before the guns and the snow, he was fighting another war: a war at home, in America, against segregation, prejudice and the belief that “people like you” couldn’t fly. Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Jesse’s dreams took him from sharecropper roots to Ohio State University, and finally to the cockpit of an F4U Corsair with Fighter Squadron 32 aboard the USS Leyte. In the skies above Korea, trapped in a crippled plane, in freezing wind and blazing fire, Jesse’s calm voice cut through the radio: “Tell Daisy I love her…” This is the story of a man who broke the Navy’s color-line, risked everything, and still remains largely forgotten. 🔔 Subscribe for more untold stories of heroes, history and courage. #JesseLBrown #BlackHistory #KoreanWar #NavalAviation #FirstBlackPilot #MilitaryHistory