Japanese dive bomber attacks USS Franklin off Japan 80 years ago this hour (Mar 19 1945)


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(Monday, March 19, 1945, 7:05 a.m. JST; part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II) — 724 people were killed today when a Japanese dive bomber attacked the carrier USS Franklin off Japan; the ship, however, was saved.