Posted on Mar 19, 2017
Bombing of U.S.S. Franklin 1945 Castle Films Newsreel; World War II
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The USS Franklin (CV/CVA/CVS-13, AVT-8), nicknamed "Big Ben," was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy, and the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in January 1944, she served in several campaigns in the Pacific War, earning four battle stars. She was badly damaged by a Japanese air attack in March 1945, with the loss of over 800 of her crew, becoming the most heavily damaged United States carrier to survive the war. Movie footage of the actual attack was included in the 1949 film Task Force starring Gary Cooper.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Franklin_(CV-13
https://youtu.be/Fn7EUyQ-pBA
https://youtu.be/LsYUSlpYO7E
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Franklin_(CV-13
https://youtu.be/Fn7EUyQ-pBA
https://youtu.be/LsYUSlpYO7E
@ col mikel COL Mikel J. Burroughs @ ltc stephen LTC Stephen C. @ ltc stephen LTC Stephen F. @ capt marty Maj Marty Hogan @ smsgt doc SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas @ sfc george SFC George Smith @ sfc joe SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL PO2 (Anonymous) PO2 Robert M. @ tsgt joe TSgt Joe C. @ sgt david SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth @ sp5 robert SP5 Robert Ruck @ sp5 mark SP5 Mark Kuzinski Alan K.
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell thanks for the read and share of the most interesting.
The USS Franklin (CV/CVA/CVS-13, AVT-8), nicknamed "Big Ben," was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy, and the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in January 1944, she served in several campaigns in the Pacific War, earning four battle stars.
The USS Franklin (CV/CVA/CVS-13, AVT-8), nicknamed "Big Ben," was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy, and the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in January 1944, she served in several campaigns in the Pacific War, earning four battle stars.
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the early 1980s, I spoke to a security guard at this Membership Department Store in California called fedco and he told me he was on the Franklin and how so many men died. he didn't exaggerate he just mentioned he was on the ship and how the fire and the bombs exploding kill so many but they managed to save the ship.
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Thanks SGT John " Mac " McConnell for sharing a video of the Japanese bombing of Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Franklin in March 1945.
The Japanese were going all out with Kamikaze and dive bombers to inflict as much damage on our capabilities as possible at this point in the war in the Pacific. Aircraft carries capability was at the top of the list for Japanese targeting throughout the war.
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The Japanese were going all out with Kamikaze and dive bombers to inflict as much damage on our capabilities as possible at this point in the war in the Pacific. Aircraft carries capability was at the top of the list for Japanese targeting throughout the war.
LTC Stephen C. CPT (Join to see) Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown CW5 Charlie Poulton SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright
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