Posted on 07/21/2004 12:02:36 AM PDT by SAMWolf
Sorry I didn't catch this thread at the time. My unmet father-in-law, a surgeon, was among the dead. He and his patients were trapped by the fire in the ship's hospital below decks and asphyxiated. At various times, years later, I saw the Franklin at Brooklyn Navy Yard, met Captain Gehres, and found the ship's bell on display at the Smithsonian. I had my kids touch the bell in honor of their grandfather who fell helping to keep this country free.
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