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French, Charles Jackson. Calendar for the year 1945,
showing Charles French towing a life-raft with his sick and wounded shipmates to safety, 16x10 inches, with all the calendar month sheets present. Np, 1944
- Notes: Charles Jackson French was an officer's cook third class on the USS Gregory when the ship was sunk off the Solomon Islands in 1944. French wrapped a tow rope around himself and dragged his sick and wounded white shipmates through shark-infested waters to the safety of shore. His bravery was never acknowledged by the Navy Department.
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