Memorial Day Remembrances of Lts. John Wooden, Fred Stalcup, and Wayne Winecoff, USN

May 27, 2024 | Glenn | , ,
A crowed deck of planes, pilots, and crews of Air Group 13 in October 1944. The first nine are Hellcat fighters, the ones in the back are Helldivers and Avengers. Franklin would be struck by a Kamikaze on 30 October 1944.
Air Group-13 Hellcats, Avengers, and Helldivers prepare to strike the Japanese in the Philippines in October 1944.

Memorial Day is when we honor and remember those who served our country. In the comments below, I have linked to two blog posts, each about men who served on USS Franklin CV-13.

The first, On Memorial Day, Remembering An Iconic Wartime Tragedy, was posted earlier today by its author, Willie Drye, in one of the groups of Franklin crew and family members.

Lt. Wade Winecoff, USN, lost his life in September 1944 while flying a Combat Air Patrol (CAP). The blog post author is a retired journalist who wrote a compelling biographical sketch about Lt. Winecoff.

The second blog post, Big Ben And The Butterfly Effect is one I wrote almost a year ago about two friends, Lt. Fred Stalcup and Lt. John Wooden, who would go on to fame as the UCLA basketball coach, famed for winning and leadership. Stalcup lost his life in the 19 March attack on Franklin.

I hope you enjoy them.

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