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O'Callahan, Joseph Timothy, 1904-1964

President Harry S. Truman Presents Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan with the Congressional Medal of Honor

President Harry S. Truman (left) presents Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan (right) with the Congressional Medal of Honor. O'Callahan, a Catholic chaplain, risked his life to administer last rites to the dying on board the USS Franklin. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.