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By John R. Satterfield

ISBN-10: 1591148081

ISBN-13: 9781591148081

Father Joseph T. O'Callahan was once the 1st army chaplain to obtain the Medal of Honor. An not likely struggle hero, the bespectacled math professor who grew to become the U.S. Navy's first Jesuit chaplain, served in strive against in either the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. He was once on board the USS Franklin, an plane provider referred to as "Big Ben," within the Okinawa crusade in early 1945 whilst a kamikaze assault approximately destroyed the send and killed hundreds and hundreds of sailors. because the Franklin lay useless within the water, ate up through flames and drifting towards Japan, the chaplain geared up fire-fighting crews and ministered to the injured and demise. The carrier's captain known as "Father Joe" the bravest guy he ever knew.

To record the Franklin's ordeal and the chaplain's activities, the writer attracts on interviews with survivors and O'Callahan's relations and lots of unpublished sources.

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