July 4th

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 Philippines in October 1944. On 30 June...

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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 Independence Day in the US. From coast...