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 ...
The USS Franklin listing in the waters off the coast of Japan on March 19, 1945 On March 19, 1945, the USS Franklin was termed “Dead in the Water.” It would later be dubbed “The ship that wouldn’t die ...
On March 19, 1945, the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, after enduring a fierce Japanese assault, was a smoldering wreck. The ship’s captain, a fierce disciplinarian hated by many of his men, studied ...