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The U.S.S. Charles J. French will be an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.<\/p>\n<p>French was a Petty Officer First Class and a mess attendant on the U.S.S. Gregory during World War II. The ship was sunk by Japanese forces in 1942 in the battle of Guadalcanal in what is now the Solomon Islands. French was thrown into the water and helped save the lives of 15 of his comrades by swimming them via a makeshift raft for eight hours through shark-infested waters under the eye of enemy combatants.<\/p>\n<p>Honors for French\u2019s bravery were delayed during his lifetime beyond a letter of commendation. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/navy-ceremony-formally-dedicates-training-pool-in-honor-of-charles-jackson-french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Navy in 2022 dedicated<\/a> a training pool for rescue divers at a base in San Diego to French, who died in 1956. There are also efforts underway to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/post-office-honor-for-charles-jackson-french-passes-hurdle-with-sasse-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">name a post office after him<\/a> in his native Nebraska.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor too long, we did not recognize Petty Officer French appropriately, but we\u2019ve begun to correct that,\u201d Del Toro said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Press-Office\/Speeches\/display-speeches\/Article\/3641949\/secnav-del-toro-delivers-remarks-at-the-surface-navy-association-36th-national\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in his remarks<\/a>. \u201cRecently, we renamed the training pool at Naval Base San Diego after him. And, today, with profound conviction and heart brimming with long-overdue recognition, I am proud to announce the name of our newest destroyer, DDG 142, will be the USS Charles J. 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