Navy commissions destroyer honoring youngest WW2 Medal of Honor recipient

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Navy commissions destroyer honoring youngest WW2 Medal of Honor recipient
By Diana Stancy Correll
Monday, Oct 9
Sailors and Marines salute during the commissioning ceremony for the Flight III guided-missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas in Tampa, Florida. (EJ Hersom/Department of Defense)

The Navy commissioned its newest guided-missile destroyer, the Jack H. Lucas, in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday.

The ship is named after Marine Corps Pfc. Jacklyn “Jack” Harold Lucas, the youngest Marine and service member in World War II to earn the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Iwo Jima in Japan ― days after he turned 17.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT (Join to see)] Sgt (Join to see) PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC (Join to see) Amn Dale Preisach SGT Ruben Lozada 1SG Patrick Burke PO2 Marco Monsalve Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Kim Patterson] SFC Ralph E Kelley SPC (Join to see) SSG William Jones Maj Ronald Scarpa SSG Paul Endes PO1 Lyndon Thomas