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Name: EVERETT L, HALL
E-mail address elhaall1@comcast.net
Date: Thu Apr 20 11:33:16 2006
Your Home Port - City & State WOLLASTON, MASSS.
Were you aboard the Franklin? YES
Or are you a family member?
Comments:
I WAS A MoMM2/C "A" DIV.WITH MY BATTLE STATION THE GM 671 EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERRATORS ON THE HANGER DECK ON A 3 MONTH ASSIGMENT AS MESS NAASTER0AT0ARMS AND WHEN WE SECURED FROM GENERAL QUAERWES I WEENT BELOW TO THE FORWARD MESS HALL TO NAKE SURE THE MESS COOKS WERE READY TI SERVE BREAKFAST WHEN THE SHIP WAS HIT.BEING THE MESSS MAASTER-AT-ARMS PROBABLY SAVED MY LIFE.

Name: James Forberger
E-mail address jforberg@imaginenet.net
Date: Mon Apr 17 21:47:03 2006
Your Home Port - City & State
Were you aboard the Franklin? No
Or are you a family member? Yes
Comments:
My uncle, S1C James A. Forberger, was killed on 19 March 1945.

Name: Garrick Greenhalgh
E-mail address garrick.r.greenhalgh
Date: Thu Apr 13 19:08:09 2006
Your Home Port - City & State
Were you aboard the Franklin? no
Or are you a family member? Grandfather was a Marine pilot assigned to the carrier
Comments:
My grandfathers name was Stanley Eugene Free (Jerry or Big Red).

He was on final approach to land his Corsair when the Franklin got hit by those two bombs. Blew up right in front of him. He and his wingman had to beg permission to land on another carrier in the task force. As soon as he landed, they pushed his plane over the edge.


Name: PATSY BROWN
E-mail address patandavid@aol.com
Date: Mon Apr 03 0:23:03 2006
Your Home Port - City & State
Were you aboard the Franklin? NO
Or are you a family member? friend
Comments:
I am trying to locate Bill E. Smith, a former crewmember, from Oakland, CA

Name: Traci Martinez
E-mail address traci_martinez@comcast.net
Date: Sun Apr 02 23:14:03 2006
Your Home Port - City & State Chicago, IL
Were you aboard the Franklin? no
Or are you a family member? yes
Comments:
I was working on a little genealogical research and found your site. Donald Gary was my great-grandfater's brother and we've treasured pictures and stories of the Franklin and Uncle Don for years. It was such a treat to read Mr. Stuart's tale of the Franklin and my great-uncle's heroism. I learned a few things the family hadn't been aware of before.

Thanks for a great site.

Traci Martinez

 
Name: Paul Cruse
E-mail address p_cruse@hotmail.com
Date: Sun Apr 02 21:57:27 2006
Your Home Port - City & State
Were you aboard the Franklin? No
Or are you a family member?
Comments:
While reading an article regarding Coach John Wooden found out he was stationed on the Franklin till shortly before the deadly attack of March 19th. The person who took his post perished in the attack. I have been reading everything I can find about the ship and its crew.

His shipmates -- heroes all.

 
Name: Linda Krumenauer
E-mail address JNKZ@msn.com
Date: Fri Mar 31 22:41:29 2006
Your Home Port - City & State
Were you aboard the Franklin? no
Or are you a family member? sister
Comments:
i would deeply appreciate hearing from anyone who knew Robert F McCracken. He was killed March 19 on his 21st birthday aboard the Franklin. I believe he was "gunner control".

Name: David Norris
E-mail address david.norris@my.sinclair.edu
Date: Tue Mar 28 13:49:49 2006
Your Home Port - City & State Xenia, OH
Were you aboard the Franklin? no
Or are you a family member? yes, a nephew
Comments:
Louis Dani of Lagrange, Ohio was my uncle. I occasionally worked in his greenhouse as a teenager. Uncle Lou was a wonderful man and I miss him since he passed away in October 2004. Lou was one of the deck-edge elevator operators as I understand it. He told me some stories of his experiences aboard the Franklin. I would welcome emails from anyone who knew him or knew of him from the Franklin.

Name: Ashleigh Campora
E-mail address diavolaxbella@gmail.com
Date: Tue Mar 28 8:58:19 2006
Your Home Port - City & State Northvale-NJ
Were you aboard the Franklin? No
Or are you a family member? Robert F. Campora
Comments:
I honor and respect all the heros that lost their lives witht his ship and those who survived

Name: M. Taylor
E-mail address sonflower@myway.com
Date: Sun Mar 19 16:49:34 2006
Your Home Port - City & State
Were you aboard the Franklin? no
Or are you a family member? Daughter
Comments:
Today is the anniversary. If my father was still alive, I know where his thoughts would be today. To those survivors still living, may God bless you.

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