Officers’ Clothing Complicates Communication On USS Franklin

By Glenn | March 31, 2025 |
US Navy Carrier USS Franklin on fire 19 March 1945. Dense smoke rises from fires aft of the ship's island.

I have read many stories about the events of World War II. Still, I have only read one in which officers’ clothing contributed to a massive communications breakdown between captain and crew. Many other US Navy ships were damaged or sunk in the Pacific Theater during World War II. I can find no record of…

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