No. 1 U.S. Tennis Star Served in the Navy During World War II
April 07, 2025
April 07, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:
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No. 1 U.S. Tennis Star Served in the Navy During World War II
Navy Lt. Joe Hunt won the 1943 U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York City while on leave from the Navy in early September of that year.
He is the only man in history to win the U.S. national boys' (then 15-and-under), juniors' (18-and-under), collegiate and U.S. men's singles t . . .
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No. 1 U.S. Tennis Star Served in the Navy During World War II
Navy Lt. Joe Hunt won the 1943 U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York City while on leave from the Navy in early September of that year.
He is the only man in history to win the U.S. national boys' (then 15-and-under), juniors' (18-and-under), collegiate and U.S. men's singles t . . .