Robert Hamm - World War II

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Robert Hamm in a group photo at the US Naval Training Station in Great Lakes, Illinois on March 16, 1943.

Where:
Great Lakes, Illinois

When:
March 16, 1943

Ownership:
Narrator's photo

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Franklin, right and USS Belleau Wood afire after being hit by kamikazes off the Philippines on October 30, 1944.

Where:
Philippine Islands

When:
October 30, 1944

Ownership:
Narrator's photo

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Franklin burning after kamikaze hit off the Philippines on October 30, 1944.

Where:
Philippine Islands

When:
October 30, 1944

Ownership:
Narrator's photo

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Robert Hamm at the ship’s dance at the Roosevelt Hotel on May 1, 1945.

Where:
When:
May 1, 1945

Ownership:
Narrator's photo

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The damaged USS Franklin smoking after the battle of March 19, 1945. The ship was hit by 2,500 pound bombs dropped by a Japanese plane.

Where:
Unknown

When:
March 19, 1945

Ownership:
Narrator's photo

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A crewmember walks through the remains of the hanger deck of the USS Franklin, damaged by the attack on March 19, 1945.

Where:
Unknown

When:
March 19, 1945

Ownership:
Narrator's photo