The captain bravely ushered about two dozen Marines to safety from the burning aircraft.
Navy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and declared Missing in Action.
The president said the new effort will focus on ways to "resurrect the American shipbuilding industry."
A museum honoring Medal of Honor recipients is set to open later this month, but the project is already dogged amid an apparent snub to one airman.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Load More