Posts by Glenn
USS Franklin (CV-13) Documentaries, Videos, And Oral Histories
Documentaries, videos, and oral history collections featuring USS Franklin CV-13.
Read MoreMemorial Day Remembrances of Lts. John Wooden, Fred Stalcup, and Wayne Winecoff, USN
Three lives connnected to USS Franklin. One survived.
Read MoreHow Eleanor Roosevelt Prevented A Curse
How First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt prevented a curse from being placed on USS Yorktown.
Read MoreThank You Teachers!
It’s my teachers’ fault!
Read More“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.
Read MoreMarch 25th Is National Medal of Honor Day
As I learn more about the stories of the crews of USS Franklin and the ships that came to her aid on 19 March 1945, I am confronted with truly awe-inspiring acts of bravery and sacrifice. Lt. Commander Joseph O’Callahan, the first priest or chaplain to receive the Medal of Honor, and Lt. (j.g) Donald Gary, a Mustang who rose through the ranks, would each be presented with the Medal of Honor. We can learn a great deal about courage and leadership from their actions.
Read MoreUSS Franklin Deck Log 24 March 1945-Return to Ulithi
Formed in column as follows: WASP, ENTERPRISE, FRANKLIN, AND SANTA FE, distance 1500 yards. Destroyers formed flank screen.
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