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Family, community ask Navy to recognize Black WWII Navy vet who pulled 15 men to safety


Family, community ask Navy to recognize Black WWII Navy vet who pulled 15 men to safety
By:
KMTV Staff
and last updated 2021-05-05 14:13:16-04
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) The story of a Black Navy veteran who saved 15 of his crewmates during World War II was only known among a few families for many years. But now, through social media, the tale of Petty Officer Charles Jackson French is being shared with thousands of people, and they re asking that the war hero get proper recognition.
In September of 1942, in the midst of the second World War, the USS Gregory was struck by Japanese destroyers off Guadalcanal. ....

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