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11 Pilots of Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13) in their ready room aboard USS Franklin (CV-13), 24 October 1944, just before the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea. They are watching as the position of the Japanese fleet is posted. VT-13's Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Larry French, is second from the left, with a navigation board beside his chair. Note life vests, with die marker pouches, worn by several of these men. Other life vests, and .38 caliber revolvers, are hanging on the bulkhead. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, 80-G-290733

USS Franklin Aircraft: Corsairs, Helldivers, And More! (Part 1 of 2)

August 31, 2023
Pilots of Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13) in their ready room aboard USS Franklin...
Air Group 13 / Air Group 5 / USS Franklin
The DVD Cover of Apocalypse '45 showing USS Franklin wracked by tremendous explosions and towering clouds of smoke and flame

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Captain Leslie Gehres—Martinet Or Magnificent?

August 6, 2023
Commodore Leslie Gehres shown with his Distinguished Flying Cross awarded for his actions...
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“Grunge Heroes” by Stephen Wolfson for Creative Commons was generated by the Midjourney Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform with the text prompt “a grunge band from the 1990s made up of superheroes.” CC dedicates any rights it holds to the image to the public domain.

Embracing Artificial Intelligence-Three Tips To Survive The (R)evolution

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“EU Pixelated” by Creative Commons was cropped from an image generated using Artificial...
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Lt. Cmdr Russell flying over a glacier near Prince William Sound. August 1942. US Navy photo

James Russell’s Influences On USS Franklin

July 18, 2023
Official Photo of Admiral James Russell, who, as a Lt. Cmdr, just prior...
Admiral James S. Russell / Leadership / USS Franklin
Admiral Nimitz arrives at Naval air Station Alameda 9 December 1942

How Logistics Evolved To Help Win WW II In The Central Pacific

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One of the topics I want to cover in my book is why...
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Amelia Earhart standing under the nose of her aircraft, a Martin Electra, March 1937. She disappeared in the Pacific on July 2, 1937.

Stephen Jurika And His Search For Amelia Earhart

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Amelia Earhart standing under the nose of her aircraft, a Martin Electra, March...
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Photo taken 4 May 1944 at Newport News Shipyard

Big Ben And The Butterfly Effect

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Born in a small town in Indiana in 1910, Fred Stalcup became a...
USS Franklin
USS Franklin Band, The Flattoppers, taken late 1944, courtesy of Dean Slejko.

Big Ben’s Big Band, The Franklin Flattoppers

June 6, 2023
Saxes, left to right: Ed Slejko, Eddie DiMartino, Earl Bergman, Ray Beller, Deane...
USS Franklin / USS Franklin Flattoppers
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Honoring Lt Colonel Edwin L. Atterberry, USAF

May 29, 2023
Official photo of Captain Edwin Lee Atterberry, USAF Credit United States Air Force...
Lt. Col Edwin Atterberry

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