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USS French (DE-367)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - T - G - A

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: American Campaign Medal
Second Row: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal

Class: John C. Butler      Type: WGT (geared-turbine drive, 5" guns)
Displacement: 1,350/1745 tons    Dimensions: 306' (oa) x 36' 10" x 13'4" (max)
Armament: 2-5"/38 DP, 4 (2x2) 40mm AA, 10-20mm AA, 3-21" TT, 1 Hedgehog, 8 DCT's, 2 DC tracks
Machinery: 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 knots    Range: 6000 nm @ 12 knots    Crew: 14 / 201

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Consolidated Steel, Orange TX on 1 May 1944, Launched 17 June 1944
Commissioned 9 October 1944, Decommissioned 29 May 1946, Stricken 15 May 1972

Fate: Sold for scrapping 20 September 1973

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By And/Or Copyright
	10k	Nelson Theo French, born 25 July 1918 in Benton County, Tenn., enlisted in the Marine Corps 9 September 1940, and was killed in action 9 October 1942 on Guadalcanal. 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 superlative performance in the initial landings on Guadalcanal. Cpl. Neldon T. French awards included the Navy Cross, Purple Heart, American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Medal, and the Presidential Unit Citation. USS *French* (DE-367) was the first ship to be named in his honor. Photo Courtesy of Benton County, Tennessee		Bill Gonyo
	77kb	undated wartime image		-

View the USS French (DE-367), DANFS history entry
located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

None

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