USS Tang (SS-306)The submarine's Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Richard H. O'Kane (center), poses with the twenty-two aircrew men that Tang rescued off Truk during the carrier air raids there on 29 April-1 May 1944. The photograph was taken upon Tang's return to Pearl Harbor from her second war patrol, in May 1944.(rudeerude)

Tang's return to Pearl Harbor

Vought OS2U "Kingfisher" float plane,from USS North Carolina (BB-55)off Truk with nine aviators on board, awaiting rescue by USS Tang (SS-306), 1 May 1944. The plane had landed inside Truk lagoon to recover downed airmen. Unable to take off with such a load, it then taxied out to Tang, which was serving as lifeguard submarine during the 29 April-1 May carrier strikes on Truk.

Truk lagoon in the Pacific

Tang (SS-306) returning to Pearl Harbor after her 2nd War Patrol, Circa May 1944