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USS Gregory in early 1942. Charles Jackson French (September 25, 1919 – November 7, 1956) was a United States Navy sailor known for his heroic actions in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where he saved fifteen of his shipmates after their high-speed transport was sunk in combat.
Charles K. French (1860–1952), American film actor; Charles M. French (1876–1972), American athlete; Charlie French (1883–1962), U.S. baseball player; Charles Daniel French (1884–1954), Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec; Charles Jackson French (1919–1956), American sailor
USS Charles J. French (DDG-142) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 92nd overall of the class, named for Charles J. French. Naming [ edit ]
Mr. French could not have been a First Petty Officer as the navy was segregated at the time and the only role black men had on naval vessels were stewards and messmen, neither of which was an officer's rank. Wkharrisjr 00:36, 15 August 2022 (UTC) That may be his final rank. First source says he was a messmate. Good catch.
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. [1] It is from the French form Charles of the Proto-Germanic name ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (in runic alphabet) or *karilaz (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man".
Charles Jackson (serial killer) (1937–2002), American serial killer Charles H. Jackson Jr. , American rancher, investor and polo player Charles Jackson (1792 ship) , a merchantman purchased by the Royal Navy in 1797 and commissioned as HMS Tartarus
Charles R. Jackson was born in Summit, New Jersey on April 6, 1903, the son of Frederick George and Sarah Williams Jackson. [2] His family moved to Newark, New York in 1907, and nine years later his older sister, Thelma, and younger brother, Richard, were killed while riding in a car that was struck by an express train.
Charles Munch (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl mynʃ]; born Karl Münch; 26 September 1891 – 6 November 1968) [1] was an Alsatian French symphonic conductor and violinist. Noted for his mastery of the French orchestral repertoire, he was best known as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra .