MILWAUKEE -- It was one of the greatest naval disasters in history. Many of those who survived are no longer with us, but those that were on board the USS Franklin and lived to tell about it, were in ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – March 19th marks 80 years since the bombing of the USS Franklin off the coast of Japan during World War II. Veterans of the USS Franklin and their families will gather on its ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Monongalia County man says all he could do was his job when the aircraft carrier he was on, the USS Franklin, was attacked near the Japanese mainland more than 70 years ago ...

I don't want to alarm you, but a key member of the USS Enterprise crew bites the dust in Star Trek Beyond. It's a terrifying, devastating blow to Captain Kirk, Spock, and the rest of our beloved crew ...

On this day in 1945, during World War II, 724 sailors were killed and 265 wounded when a Japanese plane dropped two armor-piercing bombs on the USS Franklin. According to the U.S. Navy, the Franklin ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa.- WWII veterans and survivors of the USS Franklin attack in March of 1945 are together for their annual reunion. This year they are holding it in Gettysburg. When the USS Franklin CV-13 ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: No bad deed went unrewarded in the case of Leslie Gehres. The navy whitewashed his misdeeds. He was decorated with the Navy Cross, its loftiest award for martial ...

Key point: Poor decisions compounded the difficulties faced by the USS Franklin. Seldom does your humble scribe come away incensed from reading history. The saga of the World War II aircraft carrier ...

I joined the Navy because I wanted to learn a skilled trade. The training officer at Great Lakes Naval Training informed me ...

On the decks of the USS Franklin 75 years ago on Sunday morning, March 19, 1945, during World War II were five bombers, 14 torpedo bombers and 12 fighters. Those aircraft were “carrying 36,000 gallons ...

The Midway-class aircraft carrier was instrumental in American naval operations around the world spanning from the end of ...