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Undated page from USS Franklin decklog showing burial at sea on 31 October 1944 of those crewmembers killed the day before by a Kamikaze attack.

Burials At Sea by USS Franklin, 1944

September 8, 2024
USS Franklin's deck log (p1) 31 October 1944. The day before, she had...
Battle of Leyte Gulf / Deck logs / Kamikaze attack / October 1944 / USS Franklin
(DD-674) Coming alongside USS Tarawa (CVS-40) to refuel at sea, 25 April 1959. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Catalog #: USN 1046540

USS HUNT Action Report-Aiding USS Franklin

August 16, 2024
Page 1 of USS HUNT Action Report for March 1945. US National Archives...
19 march / Action Reports / US Navy
Shadow box conaining the Purple Heart, dog tag, Infantryman's combat badge and other ribbons from Sergeant Maury Ross. He saw combat while serving in the 102nd "Ozark" Infantry division in WWII.

Remembering My Father On National Purple Heart Day

August 9, 2024
A shadow box containing military ribbons, a dog tag, badges, and a Purple...
National Purple Heart Day
USS Franklin nearly obscured by smoke and flames after 19 March attack US Navy photo 80-G-49131

Farrell L. Kluttz Narrated An Enjoyable Oral History

July 26, 2024
There are times when research is tedious. There are other times when it...
Farrell L. Kluttz / US Navy / USS Franklin
Admiral Nimitz visiting Guadalcanal shown holding a Samurai sword. The US Navy's ability to provide logistics was a key reason why the Japanese were defeated there.

2024 Admiral Nimitz Annual Conference

July 19, 2024
Portrait of Admiral Chester Nimitz. (Author's photo.) I have attended all but one...
Richard B. Frank / Symposia and Webinars / The Asia-Pacific War
Admiral Mitscher's one page endorsement of Task Group 58.2's action report of 4 July 1944. In it, he endorses three of four of the recommendations.

How Action Reports Helped The US Navy Defeat The Japanese

July 13, 2024
First page of the Task Group 58.2 Action Report covering the attacks on...
Action Reports / Emerging Technologies / Leadership / US Navy
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.

USS Franklin Draws Its First Blood–July 4, 1944

July 3, 2024
Air Group-13 Hellcats, Avengers, and Helldivers prepare to strike the Japanese in the...
Action Reports / Air Group 13 / July 4th / US Navy / USS Franklin
Two carriers burning after separate kamikaze strikes. USS Franklin (CV-13), at right, and USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) afire after being hit by Japanese kamikaze suicide planes, while operating off the Philippines on 30 October 1944. Photographed from USS Brush (DD-745). US Navy 80-G-326798

Some Points From The USS Franklin CV-13 War Damage Report

June 27, 2024
USS Franklin Sailors examine damage to the flight and hangar decks after the...
19 march / Kamikaze attack / October 1944 / US Navy / USS Franklin
!st page of the USS Franklin Muster Roll dated 31 March 1944.

How To Learn More About Your Ancestor’s U. S. Military Records

June 14, 2024
Cover sheet of 31 March 1944 Muster Roll of USS Franklin. (National Archives)...
Muster Rolls / National Archives
Two dvds of the movie uss franklin and a dvd of the film

USS Franklin (CV-13) Documentaries, Videos, And Oral Histories

June 7, 2024
Until my book comes out, here are other sources that provide more information...
Admiral James S. Russell / Books, Movies, Videos, and other media / Research / Stephen Jurika / The Museum of the Pacific War / USS Franklin

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