WWII Hawaii Pacific Theater Critical Battles Info USS Franklin Photo Lot

Description

This auction is for the collection of WWII Historical Treasure Trove Of Pacific Theater Critical Battles Diary Iwo Jima and  Hawaii Photos. The Navy images may be mass-produced. There are 15 photos of Hawaii and New York that date 1943 to 1945. The sizes are almost 4x6 to a small booth photo.  USS Franklinnicknamed "Big Ben," was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy, and the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in January 1944, she served in several campaigns in the Pacific War, earning four battle stars. She was badly damaged by a Japanese air attack in March 1945, with the loss of over 800 of her crew, becoming the most heavily damaged United States aircraft carrier to survive the war. Some of these men worked on the USS McCall and were part of the rescue of George Ray Tweed.  He was rescued by a whaleboat from the USS McCall.