I Was Chaplain on the Franklin - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Naval Institute PressISBN-13:9781682474778ISBN-10:1682474771UPC:9781682474778Book Category:History, TransportationBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & Conflicts, Ships & ShipbuildingBook Topic:Naval, World War II, HistorySize:8.20 x 5.20 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC3EYAXN4X
I Was Chaplain on the Franklin
On the morning of March 19, 1945, about fifty miles off the coast of Japan, the aircraft carrier USS Franklin was bombed by Japanese aircraft. Two heavy bombs penetrated the hangar deck killing everyone inside. The planes on the flight deck were knocked into the air, their whirling propellers smashing gas tanks which spilled 17,000 gallons of gasoline. Fires raged from stem to stern on three...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Naval Institute PressISBN-13:9781682474778ISBN-10:1682474771UPC:9781682474778Book Category:History, TransportationBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & Conflicts, Ships & ShipbuildingBook Topic:Naval, World War II, HistorySize:8.20 x 5.20 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC3EYAXN4X
Rev. Joseph T. O'Callahan (1905-1964) was a Jesuit priest. He served in the U.S. Navy as a chaplain from November 1940-1946. Following his retirement with the rank of Captain, he returned to the College of the Holy Cross to teach philosophy. The USS O'Callahan was named in his honor.
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