Durden, Joseph Henry

1925 - 1945  (19 years)

• Name	Durden, Joseph Henry
  Born	19 Apr 1925	Phenix City, Russell, Alabama
  Gender	Male
  Military Servic	1945	U.S. Navy, World War II
  	Purple Heart
  	Age: 19
  Buried	Mar 1945
  Died	19 Mar 1945	U.S.S. Franklin off the Coast of Japan   [1]
  Person ID	I23627	McClure-Harris
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2006

  
  

  Father	Durden, Robert Winfield,   b. 24 Oct 1898, Phenix City, Lee, Alabama ,   d. 07 Oct 1987  (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Newsome, Josie Rosell,   b. 20 Mar 1905, Phenix City, Lee, Alabama ,   d. 26 Jan 1931, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama  (Age 25 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	20 Nov 1920	, , Alabama
  Family ID	F52	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Durden, Joseph Henry Memorial headstone in the Newsome Family Cemetery, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama.
  		U.S.S. Franklin hard hit, 19 March 1945, off Kyushu. She had been returned to service in January, following a kamikaze attack on 30 October. http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/13.htm USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) (later CVA-13, CVS-13 and AVT-8) Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Foxtrot - Bravo - Mike CLASS - ESSEX (Short Hull) Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions, 872' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max) Armament 12 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. Armor, 4" Belt, 2 1/2" Hanger deck, 1 1/2" Deck, 1 1/2" Conning Tower. Machinery, 150,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 3448.
  		Close up of the Franklin. BuShips described this fire as "the most severe survived by any U.S. warship during the course of World War II." http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/13.htm
  		Ship's after 5"/38 twin gun mount burning, as her crew tried to control fires on 19 March 1945. The carrier had been hit by a Japanese air attack while operating off the coast of Japan. Photographed from USS Santa Fe (CL-60), which extinguished the fire in this gun mount by playing streams of water through the mount's open door. Later, the other 5"/38 twin gun mount and the 40mm quad machine gun mount (at right) also burned. Note ammunition loaded in the feed racks of the 40mm guns. http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/13.htm

  
  

  Histories

  Different history resources of the attack on 19 Mar 1945 on the U.S.S. Franklin This ship is where Joseph Henry Durden, Gunner's Mate, Third Class, was killed in action.

  
  

• Notes

  Died: Killed in Action/Missing

  
  

• Sources

  [S690] National World War II Memorial Washington D.C., (www.wwiimemorial.com) (Reliability: 3). Joseph H. Durden ID: 06373604 Entered the Service From: Alabama Rank: Gunner's Mate, Third Class Service: U.S. Navy, United States Naval Reserve Died: Monday, March 19, 1945 Memorialized at: Honolulu Memorial Location: Honolulu, HI, USA Awards: Purple Heart