15 Wounded sailors were trapped on a raft, 22 Year Old Charles Jackson French tied himself to a rope , swam 6 miles through shark -filled waters for 8 hours
He tied a rope around his waist and swam through shark-infested darkness for hours, towing 15 wounded sailors away from enemy fire. September 5, 1942. Near Guadalcanal, USS Gregory came under devastating Japanese naval fire. The ship was burning. Men were thrown into the water. The Gregory eventually sank. Among…