USS Franklin D Roosevelt CV-42 Patch CBP From Melanesia's jungles to Okinawa's

From Melanesia's jungles to Okinawa's ridges — the 29th Marines

These IYAOYAS Marines keep the tip of the spear razor sharp across the Western Pacific

and PVC patch collectors who appreciate iconic jet fighters

with the scouts finding targets and the Cobras killing them

USS Franklin D Roosevelt CV-42 Patch CBP From Melanesia's jungles to Okinawa'sUSS Franklin D Roosevelt CV 42 Patch Teddy's Carrier Legacy CV 42 carried a president's name and the weight of the Cold War on her flight deck. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV 42) was a Midway class aircraft carrier commissioned in 1945 and named after the 32nd President of the United States. Originally named USS Coral Sea, she was renamed before commissioning. CV 42 served through the Cold War, deploying to the Mediterranean with the Sixth Fleet and