USS Franklin became the first American carrier to sail within 50 miles of mainland Japan during World War II. In March 1945, ...

More than 800 sailors died in the catastrophic 1945 attack on the USS Franklin, leaving the ship listing in the water. The survivors kept the ship afloat, and made it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This short is about the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, nicknamed "Big Ben" and how it was hit by a Japanese dive bomber on March 19, 1945. The USS Franklin was the most heavily damaged carrier in ...

CHICAGO — As Americans prepare to celebrate the Independence Day holiday, one local veteran is sharing his story of survival during World War II. David Baruch is a true hero, a Navy veteran who ...

As World War II veterans Walter Gallagher and John Hensel walked a wreath honoring USS Franklin attack victims to the duck pond at Veterans Memorial Park on Wednesday, a sea of close to 100 people ...