By Victoria MejicanosAFRO Staff Writervmejicanos@afro.com Charles Jackson French wasn’t supposed to be remembered. In a segregated United States Navy that intentionally kept him out of combat, French did the impossible. He saved 15 men by tying a rope around his waist and carrying a raft of his injured shipmates, swimming them to safety through shark-infested […]
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Remembering a forgotten World War II hero
Charles Jackson French was memorialized on War Gum trading cards, in syndicated comic strips, on calendars, and The Chicago Defender named him Hero of the Year. (Photo: Pinterest / Mia Corseca) By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA Newswire) — It remains by far one of the most heroic acts performed in […]