God bless you Jeff. I wear a CV-17 hat my cousin had made to honor the Bunker Hill, the WWII carrier my grandfather served on. Any time I meet a veteran who inquires about it, I give it to them. Least I can do.
The Bunker Hill’s experience due to Kamikzis was similar...but as hard to believe as it is...not as horrible as USS Franklin.
Both ships were svaed by the heroisn of the men who fought those fires and saed those ships.
NO ONE does damage control like the US Navy...no one. And it is still true today.
Out of a total crew of 2.600, Franklin had 800 killed and almost 500 wounded...about half of the crew.
Bunker Hill had 390 killed and almost 300 hundred wounded.
YEt both carriers survuived and were repaired.
World War II was hard fought against a very dedicated, capable, and ferocious enemy...who were dedicated to a totally racist and tyrannical system. As with the Nazis...they HAD to be put down hard.
...and we did.
The Bunker Hill’s experience due to Kamikzis was similar...but as hard to believe as it is...not as horrible as USS Franklin.
Both ships were svaed by the heroisn of the men who fought those fires and saed those ships.
NO ONE does damage control like the US Navy...no one. And it is still true today.
Out of a total crew of 2.600, Franklin had 800 killed and almost 500 wounded...about half of the crew.
Bunker Hill had 390 killed and almost 300 hundred wounded.
YEt both carriers survuived and were repaired.
World War II was hard fought against a very dedicated, capable, and ferocious enemy...who were dedicated to a totally racist and tyrannical system. As with the Nazis...they HAD to be put down hard.
...and we did.