Neldon Theo French

Background

He was born July 25, 1918 in Benton County, Tennessee.

Career

He enlisted in the Marine Corps on September 9, 1940, and was killed in action on October 9, 1942 in the Guadalcanal Campaign. The destroyer escort United States Ship French (Delaware-367) was named in his honor. She was sponsored by Mistress

Alma M. French, mother of Corporal French, launched on June 17, 1944, and commissioned October 9, 1944.

Achievements

Corporal French was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism in fighting to his death in a defensive post on the Matanikau River, and shared in the Presidential Unit Citation awarded his division for its performance in the initial landings on Guadalcanal.

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