NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — It will feel like a big birthday party Saturday when the U.S. Navy commissions the USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.
Pier side at Naval Station Norfolk is the newest warship to bear the name of a Medal of Honor recipient.
“Colonel Harvey Barnum Jr., originally, he was a medal of honor recipient for his actions in Vietnam in 1965 during Operation Harvest Moon,” said Ben Cantu, commander of DDG 124, the USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr…