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The US carrier that survived hell after striking Japan itself

USS Franklin pushed closer to the Japanese mainland than almost any American carrier before her. During operations near Japan ...
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After A Japanese Kamikaze Hit The USS Franklin, Poor Leadership Nearly Sent Her Under Interest

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 ...