The One With Sharks and Knitting

Join us for todays journey into the not so distant past and meet two heroes from WW2. You'll learn about Phyllis Latour Doyle and her work as a spy for the British Secret Service and a Navy Messman named Charles Jackson French who only received a commendation for saving the lives of 24 wounded sailors.

Sources:

• https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=25020
• https://cryptologicfoundation.org/what-we-do/stimulate/women-in-cryptology.html/title/-phyllis-latour-doyle-the-forgotten-spy-whose-knitting-helped-pave-the-way-for-d-day
• https://medium.com/@srinath.shreya/secrets-in-silk-e90b2a763f09
• https://ishof.org/assets/charles-jackson-french_article.pdf
• https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/black-swimming-history-a-world-war-ii-hero/
• https://www.washingtoninformer.com/remembering-a-forgotten-world-war-ii-hero/

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