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Samuel Glenn Fuqua (October 15, 1899 – January 27, 1987) was a United States Navy Rear Admiral and a recipient of America's highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in World War II during the attack on Pearl Harbor. ==Biography== Samuel was born October 15, 1899, a native of Laddonia, Missouri and entered the United States Naval Academy in July 1919, after a year at the University of Missouri and World War I service in the Army. Following graduation and commissioning in June 1923, he served in the battleship , destroyer and battleship before receiving shore duty at San Francisco, California, from 1930 to 1932. Lieutenant Fuqua served in other ships and shore stations during the mid-1930s, and was commanding officer of the minesweeper in the Asiatic Fleet in 1937-39. After service at the Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois, from 1939 to 1941, Lieutenant Commander Fuqua returned to ''Arizona'' as the ship's Damage Control Officer and First Lieutenant, and was on board her during Japan's December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Though knocked unconscious by a bomb that hit the ship's stern early in the attack, he subsequently directed fire fighting and rescue efforts. After the ship's forward magazines exploded, he was her senior surviving officer and was responsible for saving her remaining crewmen. For his actions at that time, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. During most of 1942, Fuqua was an officer of the cruiser . From 1943 to 1944, he was assigned to duty at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and attended the Naval War College. Captain Fuqua was Operations Officer for Commander Seventh Fleet from January to August 1945, helping to plan and execute several amphibious operations in the Philippines and Borneo area. Following the war, he served in other staff positions, and from 1949 to 1950 commanded the destroyer tender . After service as Chief of Staff of the Eighth Naval District, he retired from active duty in July 1953, receiving at that time the rank of Rear Admiral on the basis of his combat awards. He died January 27, 1987, in Decatur, Georgia, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. His grave can be found in section 59, lot 485.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Samuel G. Fuqua」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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