August 30, 1945 - Aboard the USS Reeves, Commander of the USS Tang Richard O'Kane, despite being desperately ill, stands with USMC ace Major Greg &quot;Pappy&quot; Boyington and the CO of the ship. The field jacket hides his emaciated frame ,his weight at liberation was under 100 pounds. O'Kane was transferred immediately to the hospital ship Benevolence where a medical assessment rated his odds of survival at 50-50. He slowly recovered from a life threatening fever, malnutrition, dysentery and jaundice.

Liberated O'kane

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)

USS Wahoo (SS-238) at Pearl Harbor

LSD Belle Grove, a LSM, and LVTs at an Iwo Jima beach, circa late Feb 1945(rudeerude)