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Leonard Roy Harmon
1917–1942
United States
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Leonard Roy Harmon (January 21, 1917 – November 13, 1942) was an American sailor who died in action during World War II and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his valor. He is the first African-American man to have a US warship, the USS Harmon (DE-678), named after him.
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