Navy to name destroyer after WWII hero Charles French
The secretary of the Navy announced the sea service will name a new destroyer after a WWII hero aptly referred to as the 'Human Tugboat.'
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The secretary of the Navy announced the sea service will name a new destroyer after a WWII hero aptly referred to as the 'Human Tugboat.'
The secretary of the Navy announced the sea service will name a new destroyer after a WWII hero aptly referred to as the 'Human Tugboat.'
When the USS Gregory was sunk in September 1942 near Guadalcanal, Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French tied a rope around his waist and swam for hours, pulling a raft through treacherous waters to carry 15 sailors to safety on the Solomon Islands.
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