Henry L. Hulbert - Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

Medal of Honor
Navy Cross
Distinguished Service Cross
Purple Heart
Croix de guerre (France)

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Hulbert (DD-342), named in his honor, was christened on June 28, 1919, and commissioned and put into service in 1920. The destroyer was moored in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and brought down a Japanese torpedo bomber. The Hulbert was decommissioned in 1945.

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