USS Franklin (CV-13) arriving at Brooklyn Navy yard in New York City, after being severely damaged by Japanese attacks in the Pacific, during World War II. Navy band plays at the pier. Captain Lesslie H. Gehres standing with his Navigation Officer, Commander Stephen Jurika,Jr., aboard the USS Franklin as it approaches the Navy Yard. The Captain looks through the binoculars and talks with Commander Jurika. He smokes a cigarette. He issues instructions through the voice tube. Damaged flight deck of the USS Franklin. (Note: West Coast repair facilities were all full of damaged U.S. ships, so the USS Franklin had to proceed to the East Coast for final repairs.)
The damaged USS Franklin arrives at the Brooklyn Navy yard in New York after the Japanese attack during World War II. Commander H.H. Hale aboard the USS Franklin. Damaged flight deck of the aircraft.
The damaged USS Franklin arrives at Brooklyn Navy yard in New York after the Japanese attack during World War II. U.S. Navy officer aboard the USS Franklin at Brooklyn Navy yard. An officer talks and smiles.
The damaged USS Franklin arrives at Brooklyn Navy yard in New York after the Japanese attack during World War II. U.S. Navy officers aboard the USS Franklin at Brooklyn Navy yard. Lieutenant Commander T.J. Grenee, Lieutenant Fred Harris, Lieutenant B.J. White aboard the USS Franklin.
USS Joseph T Dickman underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. United States attack transport ships and Amphibious cargo ships underway in the Pacific Ocean. Men at the bridge rail of USS Dickman. A cameraman with eyemo on searchlight platform. A man with headset looks through binoculars. Crew men converse near a 20 mm gun aboard the USS Dickman. A coxswain at rail, at the stern of a boat underway at sea.
The United States fleet underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. United States ships underway at sea. LST (Landing Ship Tank) at anchor as its doors open. LCMs (Landing Craft Mechanized) underway at sea as they approach the beach. Men stand at the bow of a LCM as he heads for the beach. LST with bow doors open as LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) emerges from it. LCMs underway at sea. Troops loaded onto a LVT as it heads for the beach.
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