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USS Franklin nearly obscured by smoke and flames after 19 March attack US Navy photo 80-G-49131

USS Franklin March 14-24 1945 Deck Logs

March 19, 2026
19 March 1945 deck log of USS FRANKLIN showing cruising disposition and ship's status. National Archives Box 3665 P118-A1. Author...
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USS Franklin Deck Log for the afternoon and evening of 16 February 1945. It mentions the deaths of two pilots in a training exercise.

For US Naval Aviators, Non-Combat Deaths Outnumbered Those in Combat

February 16, 2026
A Curtiss SB2C-3 "Hell-diver" bomber takes a "wave-off" while attempting to land in March 1945. Landing signal officer's platform is...
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USS Franklin listing after being attacked on March 19k 1945

Courage Under Fire: Dr. Samuel Sherman’s Heroism Aboard the USS Franklin

July 10, 2025
Several days ago, I read an oral history that filled in some missing blanks for me. In 1993, Dr. Samuel...
19 march / Air Group 5 / USS Franklin
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 (CV-13), 24 October 1944, just before the...
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