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Ship-USS Franklin (CV-13)
Aircraft Carrier Franklin -- "Belleau Wood (left) and Franklin hit by kamikazes, 30 October 1944" -- USS Franklin (CV-13) ), 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 aircraft carrier to survive the war.[2] 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)
| Date | 1944 |
| File name | Ship-USS Franklin (CV-13).jpg |
| File Size | 76.25k |
| Dimensions | 740 x 592 |
| Linked to | Earl Joseph Sumner (Military Service); Earl Joseph Sumner |
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