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The aircraft carrier U.S.S. Franklin, pictured here, was struck
by two Japanese suicide bombers (kamikaze) on March 19, 1945, while only
60 miles from the coast of Japan.
![U.S.S. Franklin burning](/exhibits/a_people_at_war/images/thumb_uss_franklin.jpg)
The
chaplain aboard the Franklin, Lt. Comdr. Joseph Timothy O'Callahan,
ministered to the wounded. Chaplain O'Callahan also manned fire hoses,
went into smoke-filled areas to rescue trapped sailors, and entered hot
turrets to cool off ammunition with water so that it could be thrown overboard.
Chaplain O'Callahan was the first chaplain to be awarded the Medal
of Honor since the Civil War.
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