

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Lunchbox Lecture: Charles Jackson French: An Unsung Hero
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: On February 17 at 12:00 pm, Eric Ewing from the Great Plains Black History Museum in Omaha will tell the story of Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French during the February Lunchbox Lecture at the Nebraska History Museum. Known as the “Hero of the Solomon Islands,” French served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. When the Japanese bombed his ship near Guadalcanal, French swam through shark-infested waters to save 15 of his fellow crewmen. After decades of being one of America’s unsung heroes, Charles Jackson French was posthumously honored with several awards in 2022.

Event admission is free. 

Special thanks to the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation for providing funding for this event series and the recording to broadcast on LNKTV.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lincoln/lunchbox-lecture-charles-jackson-french-an-unsung-hero/200029533495952
- **Event Categories**: workshops, black-history-month
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 14

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029533495952?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=lincoln-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Lincoln
- **state**: NE
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 131 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE, United States, Nebraska 68508
- **lat**: 40.81439
- **long**: -96.70015
- **full address**: 131 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE, United States, Nebraska 68508

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Nebraska History Museum (https://allevents.in/org/nebraska-history-museum/12671081)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 131 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE, United States, Nebraska 68508
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Nebraska History Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, black-history-month
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Lunchbox Lecture: Charles Jackson French: An Unsung Hero ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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