New York Jany 3rd 1843
Commander Mackensie
Sir
Although a personal stranger to you, I cannot
restrain the expression of my feelings to you, in this moment of
universal excitement—I am a very old soldier of the Revolution,
and was present at Head...
Franklin (Aircraft carrier : CV-13); World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
U.S.S. Franklin, the "Big Ben" of Uncle Sam's carriers of the Pacific Fleet, blackens the sky with smoke as she writhes in the agony of fire after a Japanese plane scored direct hits on the big flattop, March 19, off the coast of Japan. Now the...