USS Franklin D. Roosevelt

USS Franklin D. Roosevelt

CVB-42/CVA-42/CV-42 ~ 27 Oct. 1945 – 01 Oct. 1977

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1978 Parade Magazine Story

Submitted by Bob Rasmusson,  ABE2 – V-2 Division  1972

Bob says:  “I have had this article folded in my cruise book for thirty years and have not sent it to the Rosie site as it’s a rather sad one.  My father sent it to me after seeing it in the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Parade insert.  After recently perusing your site I saw the photo captioned “Rosie’s Last Photo” and went to check the article’s date.  This actually may be the really last photo of the ship and I thought you might find it and the article of interest.  For my own part, I was on the “extended” Med cruise of ’72 where one of the sayings was “Christmas day in Suda Bay ” although we made it home just before that became a reality.  Also, I remember that we caught a fish inside the ship on the 02 level during the Bay of Biscay storm.  Saw Phil Dyer’s photos and, as I knew him, it brought back some memories, especially all the water brake jobs we had to do.”

I have taken the liberty to “flip” the inset photo of Rosie underway as it appeared incorrectly reversed in the original article.  LarryB.

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