Caption | Lieutenant Commander Richard O'Kane posing with 22 airmen rescued by USS Tang near Truk, Caroline Islands between 29 Apr and 1 May 1944; photo taken at Pearl Harbor in May 1944 ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-80-G-227987 | |||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 20 May 1944 | |||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii | |||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Front row, left to right:
Aviation Radioman 2nd Class Harry B. Gemmell
Aviation Radioman 2nd Class Joseph Hranek
Aviation Radioman 1st Class James L. Livingston
Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Joseph D. Gendron
Second row, left to right:
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Aviation Radioman 2nd Class Robert E. Hill
Lieutenant Commander Richard H. O'Kane
Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class H.A. Thompson
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Lieutenant (Junior Grade) James G. Cole
Lieutenant John J. Dowdle, Jr.
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) J.A. Burns
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Robert T. Barbor
Lieutenant Harry E. Hill
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Scott Scammell II
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Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Robert F. Kanze
Lieutenant Donald Kirkpatrick, Jr.
Aviation Radioman 2nd Class James J. Lenahan
Commander Alfred R. Matter
Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Richard L. Bentley
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