WHO WAS TELESFORO TRINIDAD?
U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos del Toro announced today that a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be named USS Telesforo Trinidad.
TELESFORO DE LA CRUZ TRINIDAD (November 25, 1890 – May 8, 1968) was born in Panay in the Province of Aklan. He was a fireman 2nd class in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for actions in Mexican waters near La Paz, on board the USS San Diego in January 1915.
On January 21, 1915, when the Philippines was under U.S. military rule, young Petty Officer Trinidad was serving aboard USS San Diego when the captain decided to conduct a four-hour full-speed and endurance trial to determine if the ship could still maintain its officially rated flank speed. Following the trial, an obstructed tube in one of the ship`s boilers gave way, creating a chain reaction.
Trinidad heroically re-entered the closed space to the No. 2 boiler to save Fireman 2nd Class R. As he was carrying Daly through the No. 4 fireroom, an explosion of the No. 3 boiler hit Trinidad, which burned him in the face. After seeing Daly to safety and despite his injuries, Trinidad then assisted in rescuing another injured shipmate from the No. 3 fireroom.
For his bravery, the U.S. Navy awarded him the Medal of Honor.
Trinidad served both World Wars before retiring to the Philippines and lived on his pension.
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