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 Rosie’s Last Photo

This is probably the last photo ever taken of the Rosie, still smoking 2 days after the 24 Aug. 1978 onboard fire while in the scrap yard at Kearny, NJ. Submitted by Jim Heron who was aboard 1948-51 and who helped fight the fire as a member of the local Fire Department.

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