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Controversy

Not many US Navy ships should have a controversy section, but the USS Franklin had a number of controversies that should be listed on this page.

Failure to call to battle stations as planes closed in.
Calling men that jumped into water to get away from flames wrong - desertion - threatened to court martial.
Kicking these men off the ship.
Award controversies.

and more

Telecine Guy (talk) 06:29, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Controversy sections are not recommended, per Wikipedia:Criticism, and should instead be covered in the main text. BilCat (talk) 07:04, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

OK, The page should address the 19 March 1945 and post 19 March 1945 controversies.
- "All of the charges against the men of her crew were quietly dropped." True, but they were dumped in Hawaii, not returned to the ship. Telecine Guy (talk) 17:56, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Find reliable sources that address these issues, and add them to the article in a neutral way. BilCat (talk) 20:47, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The back of the Springer book (2011 paperback version) "Inferno: The Epic Life and Death Struggle of the USS Franklin in World War II" literally says "807 killed" on Franklin

That 807 KIA number is from Springer himself, not from some "random person on Wikipedia". Check the back of the "Inferno" book. The 2011 paperback version states 807 KIA and Springer himself says in the book that he updated the KIA numbers with new research he found since the 2007 hardback version. Nimuda (talk) 01:09, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]