{"id":45008,"date":"2023-01-11T20:38:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T20:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/01\/11\/film-helps-renew-search-for-first-black-navy-pilots-remains\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:57:53","slug":"film-helps-renew-search-for-first-black-navy-pilots-remains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2023\/01\/11\/film-helps-renew-search-for-first-black-navy-pilots-remains\/","title":{"rendered":"Film helps renew search for first Black Navy pilot\u2019s remains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/2022\/08\/30\/devotion-trailer-pays-homage-to-pilots-of-americas-forgotten-war\/\" target=\"_blank\">Devotion<\/a>\u201d reignited efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mlb-politics-us-marine-corps-frederick-w-smith-fedex-corp-b3a17bae6d1e50122cf05d5e591db7d5\" target=\"_blank\">repatriate the remains of Jesse Brown, America\u2019s first Black Navy pilot<\/a>, who died in 1950 after having to crash land his damaged plane during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/2022\/11\/21\/devotion-author-hopes-korean-war-movies-end-forgotten-war-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Korean War<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fred Smith, the founder of Memphis-based FedEx, financed the film about Brown because he thought Brown deserved wider recognition, a feeling his surviving relatives share, and lobbied the Trump administration to support the search efforts after consulting with Brown\u2019s daughter, Pamela.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2022\/11\/23\/devotion-tells-an-understated-friendship-story-set-in-the-korean-war\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-23-at-1.19.14-PM.png.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">\u2018Devotion\u2019 tells an understated friendship story set in the Korean War<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">&quot;Devotion&quot; premieres Nov. 23.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m still determined to try to get Jesse Brown home and put him where he ought to be in Arlington (National Cemetery),\u201d Smith said. \u201cAmong the other heroes of the republic next to his wingman, Tom Hudner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith\u2019s daughters, Rachel and Molly, who produced the film, met members of Brown\u2019s family at the 2018 funeral of Hudner, who received the Medal of Honor after attempting to rescue Brown. 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