US Navy

Officers’ Clothing Complicates Communication On USS Franklin
Father O'Callahan tends to a wounded man on the Franklin's flight deck. Note the jacket he wears to keep himself...

National Medal of Honor Day March 25, 2025
President Truman awards Lt. (j.g.) Donald Gary the Medal of Honor. January 1946 (This is a lightly edited post originally...

My World War II Knowledge Broadens
One of my intentions in writing a book on the most decorated US Navy crew during World War II is...

Write a Letter To Your Mom!
Captain Shoemaker writes to a mother who had not received letters from her son. Note the letter was written six...

Aircraft Carrier: An RKO-Pathé Documentary
This Is America, a series of documentary shorts, released Aircraft Carrier, in April 19441Richard Meran Barsam, "This is America:" 1942-1951,...

Was Captain Leslie Gehres, USN, Ill-Treated?
Commodore Leslie Gehres, after being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service in Alaska, before commanding the USS Franklin...

Navy Day Does Without USS Franklin
If you ever wonder how to respond to an ill-conceived request from a superior in your organization without stepping on...

USS Franklin Has A Busy October
Air Group-13 Hellcats, Avengers, and Helldivers prepare to strike the Japanese in the Philippines in October 1944. USS Franklin, part...