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Portion of a plank from the deck of the USS Franklin

Attending The 2022 USS Franklin Reunion

July 31, 2022
Banner welcoming attendees to the 2022 USS Franklin Reunion Two weeks ago, I...
2022 USS Franklin Reunion
USS Franklin May 4 1944

USS Franklin Timeline

July 19, 2022
USS Franklin CV-13 Moored at Norfolk Navy Yard prior to departure to the...
USS Franklin
Lieutenant Junior Grade Stephen Jurika, Jr. circa 1942. US Navy photo

Navigator Stephen Jurika

July 17, 2022
Lieutenant Junior Grade Stephen Jurika, Jr. circa 1942 US Navy One of the...
Stephen Jurika / USS Franklin
Map of the Pacific Theater from the book, "Carrier War."

Who Says Admirals Don’t Have A Sense of Humor?

July 15, 2022
I’ve been immersing myself in “all things Task Force 58,” which means reading...
Admiral Marc Mitscher

15 Facebook Groups I Use For Research

July 10, 2022
When I was in high school, my English teachers taught me to use...
Research
US Navy Chain of Command In the Pacific Ocean Area

My Three Phases of Research

July 8, 2022
At my Toastmasters meeting yesterday,  a fellow member asked me when my book...
Research
Map-of-US-Forces-At-Vicksburg-1863

Did This City Skip Celebrating The Fourth of July?

July 4, 2022
Map of Union Forces at Vicksburg 1863 Today is July 4th, known as...
July 4th
Main entrance to the George W. Bush Gallery of the museum.

“Battle of Midway” Webinar June 30, 2022

June 29, 2022
National Museum of the Pacific War My calendar just reminded me that the...
Symposia and Webinars
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A Ship To Remember

June 10, 2022
Recently, my wife and I were in San Antonio, Texas. Having some free...
USS Hornet CV-8
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Chaperoning Fourth-Graders At the Nimitz Museum

June 5, 2022
My sons are grown now, but when my oldest was in fourth grade,...
Me

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