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Navy will name a new destroyer after Second World War hero dubbed the 'human tugboat' after he dragged raft full of 15 injured sailors through shark-infested Pacific waters using rope tied around his waist
[Daily Mail, where America gets news]
  • Charles Jackson French was a member of the US Navy during Second World War

  • He saved 15 shipmates by swimming in shark-infested waters in Solomon Islands

  • He was 22 and a mess attendant on the USS Gregory when it was sunk by Japan

Posted by: Skidmark 2024-01-16
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