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- Title
- Priest war hero dies at 58.
- Description
- Text transcribed from caption: C-30748 PRIEST WAR HERO DIES AT 58 WORCESTER, Mass. -- Father Joseph T. O'Callahan of Worcester, the only American military chaplain to get the Congressional Medal of Honor--the nation's highest and rarest decoration for courage--died at the age of 58. Left photo shows the priest receiving the Medal of Honor in 1946 from President Truman at the White House. Father O'Callahan, a faculty member of Holy Cross College in Worcester for nearly 20 years, died on the eve of the 19th anniversary of the Japanese suicide attack on the aircraft carrier, Franklin, off the coast of Kobe on March 19, 1945. He received the medal for his heroism during that attack--beyond the call of duty--in helping to save the ship and the lives of men. The priest's exploits on that day were later subjects of a book, several magazine articles, a movie and a Navy training film. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (OJM-WOR-3D-64-NAB)
- Creator Name(s)
- United Press International. (publisher)
- Name Subject(s)
- Religious News Service--Archives., O’Callahan, Joseph Timothy, 1905-1964., Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972., College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, Mass.)--Faculty., Jesuits., Catholic Church--Clergy.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Military chaplains., Award winners., Medal of Honor., Presidents--United States.
- Geographic subjects
- United States., Worcester (Mass.), North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Worcester--Worcester
- Physical Location
- RNS RG 1, image no. C-30748; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
- Identifier (local)
- RNS-RG1_C-30748b
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:353764