US Navy Commander Richard(Dick) O'Kane shaking US President Harry Truman's hand on the lawn of the White House shortly after receiving the Medal of Honor, Washington DC, United States, March 1946.(rudeerude)

US Navy Commander Richard O'Kane MOH

Archie and the two other musketters on Liberty 1944

The Musketters

USS Wahoo (SS-238) at Pearl Harbor, soon after the end of her third war patrol, circa 7 February 1943.Her Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Dudley W. Morton, is on the open bridge, in right center. Officer standing at left appears to be the Executive Officer, Lieutenant Richard H. O'Kane.Note: broom lashed to the periscope head, indicating a "clean sweep" of enemy targets encountered; pennant bearing the slogan "Shoot the sunza bitches" and eight small flags, representing claimed sinkings of two Japanese warships and six merchant vessels.
Note that the forward radar mast, mounted in front of the periscope shears, has been censored out of this photograph.(rudeerude)