Carrier Franklin Bombed Aboard by Japanese Bomber
Aboard the U S S Franklin on March 19 in the Western Pacific, 825 survivors were rescued by the cruiser Santa Fe after a Japanese bomber struck the carrier. Captain Gehres held the ship’s line, engines were restarted, and crews fought fires for hours to save the vessel as 1600 men were killed or reported missing in one of the war's fiercest naval incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin S. McCoy
The
Kansas City Star
A. S. S. Franklin
Japan
DY Alvin
McCoy
Associated Proas
Sante FE
Western Pacific
Franklin
Santa Fe
Fity
Iay
Nippon
War Today and the Battle for Okinawa
The piece argues Japan seeks a peace short of unconditional surrender while Allies press on. It notes heavy fighting at Okinawa with 34,000 Japanese still resisting from an original 80,000, and the strategic value of retaking the island to boost bombing of Tokyo. It describes continued Allied air power and a major oil storage strike on Honshu, plus doubts about Moscow’s war plans and the need for home front effort. It also recounts the carrier Franklin near Ōshima, with fires, damage, and tow to safety as crews evacuated.
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Nippon
Germany
Japan
Milado
Okinawa
Tokyo
Honshu
Russia
America
Britain
Moscow
Uncle Sam
John Bull
Blair
Franklin
Freak Twister Destroys Barn Near Somerset
A windswept twister damaged Clyde Barrs barn near Somerset yesterday destroying the structure and scattering foundation stones. Several outbuildings were blown down, but the Barr home 200 yards away suffered only a shattered window. Loss is estimated at $2000.
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Somerset
Clyde Barr
Berr
Barr
Smaller Nations Veto Control Faces UN Test Vote
In San Francisco May 10, small nations press to curb veto power in future UN peace keeping. Big powers may accept limited changes while insisting all five must agree for force, risking a split if needed. Reports outline Australian territorial integrity pledge, regional defense plans, limits on where forces may act, colonial independence, and a new world court proposal.
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San Francisco
United States
Russia
China
Britain
France
United Nations
World League
Andrei Gromyko
Stettinius
Moscow
Committee On the United Nations
Dmitry Manuilsky
Manuilsky
Permanent Court of International Justice
Hague
Pravn
Obituary notices for Shearer Rearick Cameron in Indiana area
Death notices list Thomas M. Shearer of Florida with funeral arrangements in Indiana at Bell Funeral Home and Greenwood Cemetery, along with Minnie Martha Rearick Rowley Rearick of Elderton. Also includes Serena Lucretia Cameron of Banks township with service at Steffy Church and Devers Cemetery. Multiple survivors and dates noted. funeral details and interment plans provided.
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Thomas M. Shearer
Deland
Florida
Johnstown
Bell Funeral Home
Indiana
Otlock
J. Arthur Pfohl
Zion Lutheran Church
Greenwood, Cemetery
Donald
Samuel W
Minnie Martha
Rowley Rerrick
Elderton
Lohn and
Elizabeth
George) Rowley
Plumcreek Township
Rosetta Wilson
Alameda
Calif
Paul E. Elderton
Roy A
Serena Lucretia Cameron
Banks Township
James and
Sara
Spencer} Neal and
Iwas
Norris E. Cameron
Merle
Roggster
R. D. Doyle
Homer City
R. D
Ney
Glen Campbell
Steffy Church
J. K. Gault
Devers Cemery
Carrier Franklin story of battle and rescue near disaster
After a fierce air attack the carrier Franklin endured heavy bombing and fires. Dozens died or were wounded as planes, rockets and machine gun fire rained upon the ship. Survivors fought fires, aided by volunteers, while the Santa Fe and Pittsburgh assisted in rescue and towing operations. By the second day the ship resumed speed and carried wounded to safety. San Quentin prison was built to hold 3000 prisoners, but has held as many as twice that number.
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Santa Fe
Franklin
Pittsburgh
San Quentin Prison
Newsprint relief seen from Sweden Norway release
In New York and Chicago reports, officials say freeing Sweden and Norway from war blockade may eventually ease the newsprint shortage. Sweden may ship 825000 tons of pulp once Kattegat Skagerrak clear, with half for Britain and liberated nations. Stockpiles show 43 days supply with April consumption about 280000 tons.
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New York
Sweden
Norway
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Chandler
Kattegat
Skagerrak
Great Britain
United States
ANPA
Apri
Cigarette tax receipts fall nearly a million in first quarter
Harrisburg reports state cigarette tax receipts for January to March totaled 2,566,007, down from 3,442,267 a year earlier due to smoke shortages. January led the drop with 686,826 vs 1,280,465 in 1944, while February and March also show declines.
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Harrisburg
Revenue Department
Casualties Nearing the Million Mark
Washington reports American combat casualties since Pearl Harbor nearing one million. Army losses numbered 879,939 through May 20 with mid April figures. Navy casualties totaled 107,275, bringing the combined total to 986,214, up 13,560 from last week. Philippine campaign deaths and wounds are detailed, with Japanese losses stated at 237,258 and Army counting over 360,000 killed in earlier campaigns.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Way Patterson
Patterson
Philippine
Okinawa
Francis Harper Released From Nazi Prison Camp
Francis Harper, son of Mr and Mrs Francis Harper of 625 Locust Street Indiana, has been released from a German prison camp. A telegram through the American Red Cross Home Service confirms he enlisted in May 1941, went to England in 1943 with an anti tank unit, and had been a prisoner of war since February 1943. The text notes population growth in France from 1920 to 1992.
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Francis Harper
Locust Street
Indiana
Home Service Department
American Red Cross
Harper
U.S. Army
England
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Carrier
Davy Jones Locker
L. E. Gehres
Hunt
Marshall
Frank Jin
Gehres
Harold C. Fitz
L. B. Blair
Wil- Uameburg
Kas
USS Franklin
Leslie E. Gehres
U. S
Admi
Ralph A. Davison
Big Ben
Comdr
Joe Taylor
U. S. S. Franklin
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Indiana Evening Gazette
Pennas
S.C
Chicago
Veterans Administration
Journal of the American Medical Association
Norman T. Kirk
Moorhead
Thane
Marion Center National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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