US Navy CAPT Joseph O'Callahan: Medal of Honor Recipient WWII On March 19, 1945, as Japanese aircraft launched a devastating attack on the USS Franklin near Kobe, Japan, Navy chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Joseph T. O'Callahan sprang into action. Explosions rocked the ship, fires raged, and bombs rolled across the deck, yet O’Callahan moved through smoke and flame to tend to the wounded, offer last rites, and lead firefighting crews into the inferno. He organized damage control efforts, personally cooled li
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US Navy CAPT Joseph O'Callahan: Medal of Honor Recipient WWII On March 19, 1945, as Japanese aircraft launched a devastating attack on the USS Franklin near Kobe, Japan, Navy chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Joseph T. O'Callahan sprang into action. Explosions rocked the ship, fires raged, and bombs rolled across the deck, yet O’Callahan moved through smoke and flame to tend to the wounded, offer last rites, and lead firefighting crews into the inferno. He organized damage control efforts, personally cooled li
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