DEVOTION (2022): History vs. Hollywood | Forgotten Black History

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DEVOTION (2022): History vs. Hollywood

Jonathan Majors as Jesse Brown
Jonathan Majors
Born: September 7, 1989
Birthplace:
Lompoc, California, USA

Jesse LeRoy Brown
Jesse L. Brown
Born: October 13, 1926
Birthplace: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
Death: December 4, 1950, Chosin Reservoir, North Korea

Glen Powell as Tom Hudner
Glen Powell
Born: October 21, 1988
Birthplace:
Austin, Texas, USA

Thomas J. Hudner Jr.
Tom Hudner
Born: August 31, 1924
Birthplace: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Christina Jackson as Daisy Brown
Christina Jackson
Born: June 5, 1987
Birthplace:
Plainfield, New Jersey, USA

Daisy Pearl Brown (née Nix)
Daisy Brown
Born: April 26, 1927
Birthplace: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
Death: July 6, 2014

Joe Jonas as Marty Goode
Joe Jonas
Born: August 15, 1989
Birthplace:
Casa Grande, Arizona, USA

Marty Goode
Marty Goode
Born: November 25, 1928
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Death: February 14, 2016, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Daren Kagasoff as Bill Koenig
Daren Kagasoff
Born: September 16, 1987
Birthplace:
Encino, California, USA

William Herman Koenig
Bill Koenig
Born: May 24, 1926
Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Death: February 25, 2015, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, USA

Devotion is a 2022 American biographical war drama film written by Jake Crane and Jonathan Stewart, and directed by J. D. Dillard. The film is based on the 2015 book Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice by Adam Makos, which retells the comradeship between naval officers Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner during the Korean War.

Jesse LeRoy Brown (13 October 1926 – 4 December 1950) was a United States Navy officer. He was the first African-American aviator to complete the U.S. Navy's basic flight training program, was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the first African-American naval officer killed in the Korean War.

Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to an impoverished family, Brown was avidly interested in aircraft from a young age. He graduated as salutatorian of his high school, notwithstanding its racial segregation, and was later awarded a degree from Ohio State University. Brown enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1946, becoming a midshipman. Brown earned his pilot wings on 21 October 1948 amid a flurry of press coverage; in January 1949 he was assigned to Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Leyte.

At the outset of the Korean War, Leyte was ordered to the Korean Peninsula, arriving in October 1950. During the Korean War, VF-32 flew F4U-4 Corsair fighters in support of United Nations forces. Brown, an ensign, had already flown 20 combat missions when his Corsair came under fire and crashed on a remote mountaintop on 4 December 1950, while supporting ground troops at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. Brown died of his wounds despite the efforts of his wingman, Thomas J. Hudner Jr., who intentionally crashed his own aircraft nearby in a rescue attempt, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Brown's life in the segregated and desegregated U.S. military has been memorialized in books and film, including the 2022 film Devotion. The frigate USS Jesse L. Brown (FF-1089) was named in his honor.

Inspiration for the video is found here: https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/devotion/

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