In October of 2022, during the cross-country trip from San Diego to Corpus Christi to move the USS Franklin memorial granite plaques from the USS Midway Museum to the USS Lexington Museum, we stopped along the way in Texas to interview Mark Todd, grandson of Medal of Honor recipient Lt. j.g. Donald Gary. In addition to sharing his story, Mark was … More Update #8: Lt. j.g. Donald Gary’s Letter
The 2023 USS Franklin reunion was held February 16-19 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Filming the reunion for the documentary was successful and captured some great moments for the film. On the first day of the reunion, author Glenn Ross, who is conducting research for a new book about the USS Franklin, allowed the film crew to document his … More Update #7: A brief recap of filming at the USS Franklin reunion in Corpus Christi, Texas
Dear friends of the USS Franklin documentary, We are just a couple days away from the USS Franklin reunion in Corpus Christi, Texas, and once again we will be filming for the documentary In the Shadow of the USS Franklin. We will have a similar production crew as with previous reunions: one director of photography (DP), two cinematographers, one sound … More Update #6: Preparing for filming at the reunion in Corpus Christi
The road trip to deliver the USS Franklin memorial plaques from San Diego to their new home in Corpus Christi culminated with our arrival at the USS Lexington (CV-16) Museum on October 10th and an enthusiastic welcome from the staff and Angel Barnes – the host of the reunion coming up in February – and her husband Ray and … More Update #4: Delivering the memorial plaques to the USS Lexington, Corpus Christi, TX
Today, Monday, I and the film crew picked up the four USS Franklin granite memorial plaques from the storage unit in downtown San Diego and packed them into the back of a rented minivan. These were the plaques that were donated to the USS Midway Museum by USS Franklin crewman Ray Bailey in 2004. We recovered … More Update #1: Road trip starting – picking up memorial plaques