Date of birth:

July 25th, 1918 (Benton County/Tennesee, United States)

Date of death:

October 9th, 1942 (Guadalcanal, South-Pacific Ocean)

Nationality:

American (1776 - present, Republic)

Nelson Theo French, born 25 July 1918 in Benton County, Tennesee, enlisted in the Marine Corps 9 September 1940, and was killed in action 9 October 1942 on Guadalcanal. Corporal French shared in the Presidential Unit Citation awarded his division for its superlative performance in the initial landings on Guadalcanal.

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• - Sterner C.D., Recipients of The Navy Cross, 1916 - Present
  - The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships