Posted on Jun 29, 2021
Full Movie: USS Franklin: Honor Restored (Feature Documentary) | Narrated by Dale Dye
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Chip, in 1980 I met an security Guard who said he was on the Franklin. The look in his eyes and the brief description of the attack and the painful damage control to save the Ship. I do not think he pulled my leg. He was the quiet type. Strange memory as an 18 year old me somehow got on that topic.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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"On March 19, 1945, the USS Franklin was participating in attacks on the Japanese home islands when a twin-engine bomber struck the Franklin with two 550-pound, semi-armor piercing bombs. This bombing occurred only five short months after the Franklin had been attacked and damaged by kamikazes on October 30, 1944."
Info about the damage done.
"On March 19, 1945, the USS Franklin was participating in attacks on the Japanese home islands when a twin-engine bomber struck the Franklin with two 550-pound, semi-armor piercing bombs. This bombing occurred only five short months after the Franklin had been attacked and damaged by kamikazes on October 30, 1944."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - I'm due a break... gonna watch it now... Thanks Chip! Later...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - Never saw anything like it... quite a story. Recent accounting has put the numbers at 807 killed and more than 487 wounded in the March 19 attack. All told, the Franklin suffered the worst wartime losses of any surviving U.S. Navy ship. The sailors of the USS Franklin became one of the most decorated crews in U.S. Navy history.
If Capt. Leslie E. Gehres had been in VIetnam... he would have been fragged.
If Capt. Leslie E. Gehres had been in VIetnam... he would have been fragged.
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