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Click here to view March 3, 1942 front page of the Bergen Evening Record reporting on the sinking of Commander Hugh D. Black and his crew on board the
USS Destroyer Jacob Jones.

Click here to view the enlarged March 3, 1942 Front page article
Bergen Evening Record which was under his photo.

Click here to view the enlarged March 3, 1942 front page Bergen Evening Record article which was on the right of his photo reporting on Hugh D. Black and of a Teaneck graduate Raymond F. Cordes who was a radio operator on the ship of Commander Hugh D. Black.
Click here to view March 4, 1942 Bergen Evening Record page 3 article telling of
Hugh D. Black’s service and a little bit about the man himself from those who new him. There is also an article about the 11 survivors of the sinking and their ordeal along with a photo of 9 of the 11 men Click here to view.

 Click here to view March 4, 1942 photo of Hugh D. Black’s Military photo and a photo of his wife and their 3 children which accompanies the article above.

Click here to view March 5, 1942 article on bottom of the front page of the
Bergen Evening Record about Raymond F. Cordes a Teaneck High School graduate who was on board the Destroyer USS Jacob Jones along with
Commander Hugh D. Black. In the middle of the article on page 2 they tell of a moment of silence for Hugh D. Black given in Oradell at a defense rally.