Archive for April 2024
“Information on and Means for Combating Suicide Plane Attacks”
A US Navy report, written in March 1945, laying out the means for dealing with “suicide plane” attacks.
Read MoreUSS Franklin Arrives In New York Harbor, Flag Flying
78 years ago, on 28 April 1945, USS Franklin pulled into her berth at the Brooklyn Naval Yard. Her ten thousand-mile-plus journey was over.
Read MoreHighlights From “ACTION REPORT: TASK GROUP 58.2
Here are my thoughts on the Task Group 58.2 Action Report 14 March to 24 March 1945.
Read MoreUSS Franklin Arrives Pearl Harbor 3 April 1945
More than 50 Navy WAVES and various dignataries ran for cover when USS Franklin smacked the dock at Pearl Harbor.
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