USS Jack H. Lucas

USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) will be an of the United States Navy. She is the second of the Flight III variants and 75th overall in the class. She is named after Captain Jacklyn H. Lucas, recipient of the Medal of Honor. On 17 September 2016, she was named by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.

Namesake
Jackyn Harold "Jack" Lucas (1928-2008) was a U.S. Marine, and later U.S. Army Airborne Officer—who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Iwo Jima, at the age of 17. Lucas earned a business degree from High Point University and was initiated into the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity (Delta Omega Chapter). When the keel of the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) (christened in 2000) was laid, Lucas placed his Medal of Honor citation in the ship's hull, where it remains sealed. He is the youngest Marine and the youngest serviceman in World War II to be awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor.