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 ...

USS Franklin pushed closer to the Japanese mainland than almost any American carrier before her. During operations near Japan ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eight World War II veterans from across the U.S. gathered in Milwaukee Friday for an annual reunion of members of an exclusive club from within the military. They served aboard the USS Franklin, an ...

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 ...

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 ...

Albert Cole is nowhere to be found on any published roster of the USS Franklin. He can't explain why, other than the fact that he wasn't aboard the aircraft carrier when it was commissioned in early ...

The Franklin’s keel was laid down on December 7, 1942, one year after the attack on Pearl Harbor that prompted the commissioning of so many Essex carriers. The Franklin was commissioned on January 31, ...

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 ...