HATTIESBURG
Forrest County Seat • Mississippi Local
Hattiesburg Nickname: “The Hub City”
Founded in 1882 and Incorporated in 1884
Jesse LeRoy Brown (October 13, 1926 – December 4, 1950) born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to an impoverished family, 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.
Brown graduated as salutatorian of his high school and received 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 and was assigned to Fighter Squadron 32. The frigate USS Jesse L. Brown was named in his honor.
Brown flew 20 combat missions before his F4U Corsair aircraft came under fire and crashed on a remote mountaintop on 4 December 1950 while supporting ground troops at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
Home of the African American Military History Museum. The African American Military History Museum, also known as East Sixth Street USO Building, located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, opened to the public on May 23, 2009.
The museum building was originally constructed in 1942 as a USO Club for African American soldiers who were stationed at Camp Shelby. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 and was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 2010.
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