Deck logs
![Commodore Leslie Gehres, commander of Fleet Air Wing Four, posing after being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Adak, Alaska, mid-1944. US Nanvy Pic Commodore Leslie Gehres, after eing awarded the Distinguidhed Flying Cross, for his service in Alaska.](https://mglennross.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Commodore-Leslie-Gehres-commander-of-Fleet-Air-Wing-Four-posing-after-being-awarded-the-Distinguished-Flying-Cross-Adak-Alaska-mid-1944.-US-Nanvy-Pic-landscape-1c48b0c99b8507219abe720dfc32131f-.jpg)
USS Franklin Arrives Pearl Harbor 3 April 1945
USS Franklin deck log for 3 April 1945 (National Archives; Box 3665 P118-A1. Author's photo.) Bloody and battered, USS Franklin...
![IMG_0930 24 MAR First of two pages of the 24 March deck log of USS Franklin. This page covers the hours of 0000 to 1600 .](https://mglennross.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/IMG_0930-24-MAR-1024x769-landscape-1cde22654fde534bdd36d78db8596a4b-.jpg)
USS Franklin Deck Log 24 March 1945-Return to Ulithi
First of two pages of the 24 March deck log of USS Franklin. This page covers the hours of 0000...
![IMG_0929 23 MAR 23 March 1945 deck log of USS FRANKLIN. It mentions the ship being accompanied by two other damaged carriers, WASP and ENTERPRISE along with escorts. Entries are brief compared to before the attack.](https://mglennross.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/IMG_0929-23-MAR-1024x769-landscape-037d858c4da997910133349bfd389cc6-.jpg)
USS Franklin Deck Log 23 March 1945-Repairs Continue
23 March 1945 deck log of USS FRANKLIN. It mentions the ship being accompanied by two other damaged carriers, WASP...
![IMG_0927 22 MAR 22 March 1945 deck log of USS FRANKLIN showing crusing disposition and ship's status.](https://mglennross.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/IMG_0927-22-MAR-1024x769-landscape-ecd67d0543ca95670a4b6a9c41af6ba4-.jpg)
USS Franklin Deck Log 22 March 1945-Making Franklin As Shipshape As Possible
22 March 1945 deck log of USS FRANKLIN showing cruising disposition and ship's status. National Archives Box 3665 P118-A1. Author...
![IMG_0926 21 MAR 21 March 1945 deck log of USS FRANKLIN showing crusing disposition and ship's status. Natioal Archives Box 3665 P118-A1. Author photo](https://mglennross.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/IMG_0926-21-MAR-1024x769-landscape-3a1691ae343970d3ac8c07514b156c69-.jpg)
USS Franklin Deck Log 21 March 1945-Steaming As Before
22 March 1945 deck log of USS FRANKLIN showing cruising disposition and ship's status. National Archives Box 3665 P118-A1. Author...
![IMG_0925 20 MAR 20 March 1945 deck log of USS FRANKLIN showing crusing disposition and ship's status. Natioal Archives Box 3665 P118-A1. Author photo](https://mglennross.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/IMG_0925-20-MAR-1024x769-landscape-a1e0bef38dd95e2bd91db7f86b0390fb-.jpg)
USS Franklin Deck Log 20 March 1945-With A Little Help From Her Friends
20 March 1945 deck log of USS FRANKLIN showing cruising disposition and ship's status. National Archives Box 3665 P118-A1. Author...
![IMG_0921 19 MAR 19 March 1945 deck log of USS FRANKLIN showing crusing disposition and ship's status. Natioal Archives Box 3665 P118-A1. Author photo](https://mglennross.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/IMG_0921-19-MAR-1024x769-landscape-a52f4e9ca52e68cd79966f1ae335df19-.jpg)
USS Franklin 19 March 1945 Deck Log-“…Took Two Bomb Hits…”
19 March 1945 deck log of USS FRANKLIN showing cruising disposition and ship's status. National Archives Box 3665 P118-A1. Author...
![IMG_0920 18 MAR 18 March 1945 deck log of USS FRANKLIN showing crusing disposition and ship's status. Natioal Archives Box 3665 P118-A1. Author photo](https://mglennross.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/IMG_0920-18-MAR-1024x769-landscape-0e7607b45bd5cdf771d7d4f0db10780f-.jpg)
USS Franklin Deck Log 18 March 1945-The Battle Begins
The mission for Task Group 58.2 on 18 March was to attack aircraft, airfields, and aircraft installations at KOGOSHIMA, IZUNI,...