Launch of Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) | Ingalls Shipbuilding

Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, recently launched the U.S. Navy’s first Flight III destroyer, the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125). DDG 125 is named for Jack H. Lucas, a longtime resident of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, who was the youngest Marine and youngest service member in World War II to receive the Medal of Honor. Two Ingalls Shipbuilders, Charles W. “Billy” Trusler Jr. and David Blackston, talk about why the namesake is important to Mississippi. Read more in the press release: #IngallsShipbuilding #DDG125