Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
USS Franklin CV-13
The Ship That Wouldn't Die
— 19-March-1945, Inland Sea, Japan —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. USS Franklin CV-13 Marker
Dedicated 22-September-1995
Erected 1995 by Big Ben Crew, Family, and Friends.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 002) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 47th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); AC-130A Spectre Gunship II (here, next to this marker); SSgt Forrest Ray Cope (here, next to this marker); 504th Bomb Group (VH) (here, next to this marker); Frederick W. Kaufmann, Colonel, USAF (here, next to this marker); USAF Pilot Class 1954E (here, next to this marker); Michael Slepecky, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Army Air Corps Flying Cadet Class 41-B (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
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Also see . . .
1. About the USS Franklin. Franklin museum association website entry (Submitted on March 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. USS Franklin (CV 13). Navysite website entry (Submitted on March 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. USS Franklin (CV-13) Photo Archive. NavSource Online website entry (Submitted on March 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. Memorial Wall #1
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. Memorial Wall #1
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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Photographed By uia USN, 1945
5. USS Franklin CV-13
Afire and listing after she was hit by a Japanese air attack while operating off the coast of Japan, 19 March 1945. Photographed from USS Santa Fe (CL-60), which was alongside assisting with firefighting and rescue work.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-273880).
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on July 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on July 1, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
