Hersch states, `This picture was taken while our task group was under attack. I was listening to the anti-aircraft guns while Jim Driver (front) appears to be working on his navigation board which was about the time the USS Franklin (CV-13) was hit by a kamikaze which was the beginning of her terrible fight for her life. My division was sent to give her close-in air support but Jim`s division drew a dull combat air Patrol mission.` Pilots in Ready Room are L-R, Joe Scoggins, Nearman and Peterson, Hersch Pahl and Jim Driver.

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