USS Franklin
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...
USS Franklin Research Assistance Needed
Commodore Leslie Gehres, after being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service in Alaska, before commanding the USS Franklin...
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...
Landing Signal Officer On USS Franklin
Cover of the book, Their Life In My Hands by C. Edgar Mikronis. Photo Credit: M Glenn Ross By the...
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 Commissioned 14 October 1943
The ship is floated out of her building dock immediately after christening, at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company...
