US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future destroyer will be named the USS Telesforo Trinidad in honour of a Filipino sailor who rescued two crew members when their ship caught fire more than a century ago.Fireman Telesforo De La Cruz Trinidad is the only Filipino in the US Navy to be awarded the Medal of Honour.
He received the honour for his actions on the USS San Diego in 1915 and at a time when it could be awarded for non-combat valour.
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