After being repaired at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton, Washington, the USS Franklin – nicknamed "Big Ben" by her crew – returned to service and joined Task Force 58 in March 1945.

‘It feels very lonely’ Now 80 years after D-Day, Ramsey, a former coxswain for the U.S. Navy, is one of the only two living crew members ... the aircraft carrier USS Franklin and later became ...

After being repaired at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton, Washington, the USS Franklin – nicknamed “Big Ben” by her crew – returned to service and joined Task Force 58 in March 1945.