USS TELESFORO TRINIDAD CAMPAIGN (USSTTC)
Fireman Second Class Telesforo Trinidad received the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism in the line of duty during boiler explosions onboard the USS San Diego (ACR-6) while the ship was underway in the Gulf of California on January 21, 1915. Trinidad brought two crewmembers to safety in spite of his own physical injuries from the explosion.
The USS Telesforo Trinidad Campaign (USSTTC) is an initiative to name the first US Navy warship after an American national of Filipino descent who served in the US Navy. Trinidad holds the distinction of being the first and only Asian American (and first Filipino) in the U.S. Navy to receive a Medal of Honor, in accordance with General Order Number 142 signed by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels on April 1, 1915.
USSTTC is a U.S. registered non-profit [501 (c)(3)] and a national grassroots advocacy group comprised of serving and retired members of the U.S. military, community leaders, academics, corporate executives, civic leaders and veterans’ families. Its Chairman is Capt. Ronald Ravelo, USN, Ret., former Commander of the USS Abraham Lincoln and Col. Nonie Cabana, USAF-Ret. is its Executive Director.
For more information, please visit Facebook/USSTTC.
USSTTC is a U.S. registered non-profit [501 (c)(3)] and a national grassroots advocacy group comprised of serving and retired members of the U.S. military, community leaders, academics, corporate executives, civic leaders and veterans’ families. Its Chairman is Capt. Ronald Ravelo, USN, Ret., former Commander of the USS Abraham Lincoln and Col. Nonie Cabana, USAF-Ret. is its Executive Director.
For more information, please visit Facebook/USSTTC.
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