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Jul 18, 2005 10:01 AM
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Was the USS Franklin present during the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor? One source claims that it was, however, another claims that the carrier was not commissioned until mid-WWII. My grandfather served on the Franklin in the Pacific as a Navy Sea-bee, and I'm curious about the history of the Franklin.
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There were no carriers at all at Pearl during the attack...
Jul 25, 2005 1:22 PM
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Thankfully, they were all at sea. The USS Franklin didn't hit the waves until 1943, well after the day of infamy. She's an interesting ship. The Franklin supposedly was the most heavily damaged US ship in WWII that actually sailed back to the US on her own power.
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Aug 24, 2005 1:59 PM
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A friend of mine was a gunnery officer on Franklin from commissioning through her return to New York Harbor two weeks after the end of the war, so I have a great interest in her, too. The following is an article written by a current poster on the WWII forum some time ago. It will provide you with a good background of what happened to her in her final battle:
http://www.thehistorynet.com/wwii/blfranklin/
The following is a page on the Frankln website which lists crew awards. http://www.ussfranklin.org/crewman.htm
You will probably find your grandfather's name. My friend's name is there.
Tom
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Jan 26, 2006 6:48 PM
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MY MOTHER LOST HER BROTHER ON THE FRANKLYN OFF OKINAWA WHEN A SUICIDE PLANE HIT THE SHIP.I HAVE A FRANLYN FORUM DATED SEPTEMBER 6 1944 IN MINT CONDITION COMPLETE WITH AN AUTOGRAPHED BETTY GRABLE PICTURE IN THE BACK I COULD MAKE COPIES?
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