DDG 113 to be christened

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The Navy will christen the newest guided missile destroyer, the future USS John Finn (DDG 113), May 2 during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. It's the 63rd Arleigh Burke class destroyer. The new destroyer honors Lt. John Finn, who received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the first attack by Japanese airplanes at Pearl Harbor. Finn manned a .50-caliber machinegun mounted on an instruction stand in a completely exposed section of the parking ramp. Wounded multiple times, he had to be convinced to leave his post. After receiving first aid, he returned to the squadron area to supervise the rearming of returning planes. (Source: DoD, 04/30/15)