The Navy dedicated a surface rescue training pool at Naval Base San Diego Saturday in honor of a World War II veteran who saved the lives of 15 of his shipmates after their vessel sank during an ...

A ceremony on May 21 formally dedicated a training pool in honor of Naval hero Charles Jackson French. The surface rescue swimmer pool at Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) is now named in honor of Steward’s ...

The Navy announced Friday it will dedicate a rescue swimming training pool at Naval Base San Diego in honor of a World War II veteran who saved the lives of 15 of his shipmates after their vessel sank ...

Charles Jackson French with his sister, Viola, at a Creighton football game on Oct. 31, 1942, at which he was honored. Molly Ashford Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French swam through ...

Charles Jackson French, the Black Naval sailor who swam 15 shipmates to safety during World War II, will have a training pool at a naval base in San Diego named in his honor. French, a Petty Officer ...

Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 are lowered into the water on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek during a Mk-16 underwater breathing apparatus training dive in ...

SAN DIEGO — A sailor with the nickname “The Human Tugboat” makes a fitting namesake for the new training pool on Naval Base San Diego, honoring his bravery some 80 years later. Steward’s Mate 1 st ...

A Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) student participates in interval swim training in San Diego Bay, Aug. 2, 2012. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Trevor Welsh/U.S. Navy photo) Navy ...