Hugh David Black, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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US Navy officer
Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1903
Place of Birth: Oradell, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 28-Feb-1942
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Hugh David Black
- Hugh David Black (29 June 1903 – 28 February 1942) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War II. Black was born in Oradell, New Jersey, on 29 June 1903.
- He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy in 1922, graduated in 1926, and served on board Richmond (CL-9), mainly in the Far East, between 1926 and 1928.
- During the next few years, he was an officer on board the battleship New York (BB-34), the gunboat Asheville (PG-21), and the destroyers Parrott (DD-218), Rizal (DD-174) and Montgomery (DD-121).
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Black was assigned to the Naval Training Station, San Diego, California, in 1933–1934, then served on board the destroyer Upshur (DD-144) and during 1935–38 commanded the minesweeper Lark (AM-21). Lt.
- Black had duty with the Navy's Bureau of Navigation, in Washington, D.C., in 1938 and attended Harvard University for two years, beginning mid-1938.
- He was executive officer of the new destroyer Benson (DD-421) in 1940–1941.
- In March of 1941, he took command of the destroyer Jacob Jones (DD-130). Lieutenant Commander Hugh D.
- Black lost his life when Jacob Jones was sunk by a German submarine on February 28th, 1942.
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