DOT ORG. FEDERAL AND LOCAL LEADERS UNVEIL A NEW HONOR FOR OMAHA’S WORLD WAR TWO HERO. A HISTORICAL MARKER RECOGNIZES PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS CHARLES JACKSON FRENCH. IT SITS OUTSIDE THE CHARLES JACKSON FRENCH POST OFFICE ON MAPLE STREET. FRENCH WAS ABOARD THE USS GREGORY WHEN JAPANESE GUNFIRE SUNK IT. HE SAVED THE LIVES OF 15 FELLOW SAILORS BY SWIMMING THROUGH SHARK INFESTED WATERS. HIS NEPHEW SAYS THE MARKER ALLOWS FRENCH’S STORY TO REACH AND INSPIRE MORE PEOPLE. BY THIS PERSON DOING THIS, THIS MIGHT ENCOURAGE SOME OTHERS, MAYBE, TO JOIN THE NAVY TO GO IN AND TO DO DO SOME GOOD. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE NAVY ALSO ANNOUNCED A NEW D
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Historical marker unveiled honoring World War II hero Charles Jackson French
Updated: 11:18 PM CDT Oct 4, 2024
Federal and local leaders unveiled a new honor for Omaha’s World War II hero. A historical marker recognizes Petty Officer First Class Charles Jackson French.It sits outside the Charles Jackson French Post Office on Maple Street in Benson. READ MORE: Omaha native, US Navy member Charles Jackson French honored at UNOFrench was aboard the USS Gregory when Japanese gunfire sank it.He saved the lives of 15 fellow sailors by swimming through shark-infested waters.The Omaha WWII hero you need to know: Charles Jackson French. See his story here.”By this person doing this, this might encourage some others maybe to go in and do some good,” Chester French, French’s nephew, said.Earlier this year, the U.S. Navy announced a new destroyer would be named in honor of French.Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
Federal and local leaders unveiled a new honor for Omaha’s World War II hero.
A historical marker recognizes Petty Officer First Class Charles Jackson French.
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It sits outside the Charles Jackson French Post Office on Maple Street in Benson.
READ MORE: Omaha native, US Navy member Charles Jackson French honored at UNO
French was aboard the USS Gregory when Japanese gunfire sank it.
He saved the lives of 15 fellow sailors by swimming through shark-infested waters.
The Omaha WWII hero you need to know: Charles Jackson French. See his story here.
“By this person doing this, this might encourage some others maybe to go in and do some good,” Chester French, French’s nephew, said.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Navy announced a new destroyer would be named in honor of French.