USS Franklin

F4U-1D of VF-5 on USS Franklin (CV-13) 1945 receiving permission to take off from member of the deck crew. US Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation. The white diamond on the plane's tail identifies it as being from Franklin.

USS Franklin Fields More Fighters (Part 2 of 2)

September 9, 2023
(Read part 1: USS Franklin Aircraft: Corsairs, Helldivers, And More!) After finishing her repairs from the October 30, 1944 kamikaze...
Air Group5 / 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...
Air Group 13 / Air Group 5 / USS Franklin
The DVD Cover of Apocalypse '45 showing USS Franklin wracked by tremendous explosions and towering clouds of smoke and flame

Yes, USS Franklin Appears In “Apocalypse ‘45” Documentary

August 11, 2023
The photo on the cover is of USS Franklin on fire after being struck by bombs on 19 March 1945....
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Captain Leslie Gehres—Martinet Or Magnificent?

August 6, 2023
Commodore Leslie Gehres shown with his Distinguished Flying Cross awarded for his actions in Alaska. US Navy Photo On 19...
Admiral James S. Russell / Captain Leslie Gehres / Stephen Jurika / USS Franklin
Lt. Cmdr Russell flying over a glacier near Prince William Sound. August 1942. US Navy photo

James Russell’s Influences On USS Franklin

July 18, 2023
Official Photo of Admiral James Russell, who, as a Lt. Cmdr, just prior to the outbreak of war, played a...
Admiral James S. Russell / Leadership / USS Franklin
Photo taken 4 May 1944 at Newport News Shipyard

Big Ben And The Butterfly Effect

June 30, 2023
Born in a small town in Indiana in 1910, Fred Stalcup became a first-class athlete in high school. He studied...
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USS Franklin Band, The Flattoppers, taken late 1944, courtesy of Dean Slejko.

Big Ben’s Big Band, The Franklin Flattoppers

June 6, 2023
Saxes, left to right: Ed Slejko, Eddie DiMartino, Earl Bergman, Ray Beller, Deane Kincaide, Larry Molinelli Trombones, left to right:...
USS Franklin / USS Franklin Flattoppers
Father O'Callahan tends to a wounded man on the Franklin's flight deck. Credit: Naval History and Heritage Command

“Heroism,” A Common Theme In News Reports of USS Franklin Attack

May 19, 2023
Chaplain O'Callahan giving last rites to a sailor (who survived). On Friday, May 18, 1945, almost two months after "Bomb...
19 march / USS Franklin
USS Franklin In New York Harbor April 1945 80-G-K-4760

Blooded But Unbowed, USS Franklin Arrives In New York

April 28, 2023
USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) arrives at New York Navy Yard for repair of battle damage, circa 28 April 1945. Photographed looking...
Captain Leslie Gehres / Stephen Jurika / USS Franklin
Selection of the books I'm using for research

How Being a Continuous Learner Helps Research My Book on USS Franklin

April 16, 2023
Being a continuous learner has kept me focused on writing my first book about USS Franklin. I have always been...
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