Richard okanehailed as the ace of aces, captain richard okane, winner of the congressional medal of honor for his consummate skill and heroism as a submarine skipper, sank more enemy ships and saved more downed fliers than anyone else. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. The sense of confidence was pointedly shared by the executive officer, lieutenant richard okane, a handsome 31yearold sailor with lightbrown almost rusty hair, a strong jaw, firm set to his mouth, and an open face. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Her family is jewish from russia, poland, and austria. He became a protestant in 1699 and queen anne, by act of parliament, declared richard, earl of.
Discount prices on books by bernard okane, including titles like mosques. Captain william richard kane, usn born june 4, 1911 in san rafael, california killed in in air crash, february 5, 1957 near augusta, georgia. Uss okane ddg 77 is named after the late admiral richard okane. Simple auto repair by dick okane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mar 09, 20 and lurking in the background is the idea that maybe okane did push too far with that last shothe was a hunter, after all, a killer. Warner paperback library published the complete stories of kane in five volumes in paperback between 1973 and 1978, and these. Historical person search search search results results richard kane 1817 1897 try free for 14 days try free for 14 days how do we create a persons profile. He also received three navy crosses and three silver stars, for a total of seven awards of the united. Okane put wahoo into commission on june 15, 1942, as executive officer under then skipper, commander marvin kennedy. Reading him today is fairly problematic, however most of his appearances were in small press magazines like midnight sun, which are almost impossible to find. John kane born 27 october 1945 is a british actor and writer. Shop amongst our popular books, including 4, the bravest man, clear the bridge. The author does a tremendous job explaining why captain okanes crew respected and loved him so much. Okane being awarded the medal of honor by president harry s.
Nov 02, 2006 buy celtic soccer crew by o kane, john isbn. Richard o kane, richard h okane, richard okane, richard o kane education. Sean okane has 36 books on goodreads with 234 ratings. John meeks original picture is oil on canvas measuring approx 14 x 11 limited edition of 50 digital prints measuring 10 x 8 including attractive border subject. Born on 2 february 1911 durham, new hampshire, and a member of the united states naval academy class of 1934, richard okane served in two of the most successful submarines of world war ii. If you like action, accuracy, and professionalism reading about wwii, you cant go wrong with these two books. He has extensive experience in leading and managing teams across a member, arita. American stage, screen and television actress, and comedian carol kane b. There are 10 recordings of this tune captain okane has been added to 1 tune set. Okane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Okane, 83, a retired navy rear admiral who as a submariner became one of the most highly decorated combat veterans of world war ii, died of pneumonia feb. View richard okanes profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. He also received three navy crosses and three silver stars, for a total of seven awards of the united states militarys three highest.
But wahoo sounded to okane and the crew like the name of an indian tribe. Sean okanes most popular book is the story of emma. Leslie okanes biography, bibliography, list of books, with the current titles, summaries, covers, excerpts, author notes, and availability. Get full address, contact info, background report and more.
Richard okane weighed only 88 pounds when the captured submarine commander was released from a japanese prison camp after world war ii. Admiral okane died in petaluma, california, in february 1994, he was 83 years of age. Richard kane we found 597 entries for richard kane in the us. Richard okane was the executive officer on wahoo and authored that book. In the years following world war ii, commander okane served with the pacific reserve fleet as commanding officer of the submarine tender uss pelias as14, testified at japanese war crimes trials, was executive officer of the submarine tender uss nereus. He attended phillips academy in andover and the university of new hampshire before entering the united states naval academy in 1930. He graduated from the united states naval academy in may 1934 and served with cruiser uss chester and destroyer uss pruitt.
Okane was a united states navy submarine commander in world war ii, who received a medal of honor for his service on the tang, leading tang to the most successful record of any u. Maybe not a captain ahab, the way a couple of the crew saw him, but definitely someone who is going to take enormous risks to achieve his goal, which is to sink the most enemy ships of any american sub. He also received three navy crosses and three silver stars, for a total. Dick okane was of medium height and in fine physical condition. To get an idea of what it means to be a naval leader, take a look at. Also known as captain ocahan, captain ocain, captain okaine, ceannaire o ca. Captain okane by turlough ocarolan 1670 1738 performed by chris acquavella. Nov 06, 2014 provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises captain okane seamus mcguire the wishing tree. Richard o kane historical records and family trees. Richard o kane weighed only 88 pounds when the captured submarine commander was released from a japanese prison camp after world war ii.
Peter chen ww2dbase richard hetherington dick okane was born in dover, new hampshire, united states in 1911. Okane began the war as diving officer in the elderly u. We collect and match historical records that ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each persons profile. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover richards. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. This weekend, o kane, who went on to become a rear admiral, was honored as a genuine hero as bath iron works latest aegis destroyer was christened in his name. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. The author does a tremendous job explaining why captain o kane s crew respected and loved him so much. Richard okane and the amazing submarine adventures of the uss tang,pulitzer prize winning author william tuohy weaves a multicolored blanket of history about the silent service of the early 1940s, and especially about the tang and her only commanding officer, commander richard dick okane, a naval academy graduate from. Naval academy in may 1934 and spent his first years of active duty in the cruiser chester and destroyer pruitt. It is about the courageous us submarine captain dick okane, who captained a highly successful submarine in the pacific during world war two. Bernard okane books list of books by bernard okane. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the richard okane article.
He then became a naval and submarine legend on the u s s tang. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Now pulitzer prizewinning author william tuohy captures all the. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Okane, including clear the bridge the war patrols of the u. Forrester, wahoo by richard o kane, or the last stand of the tin can sailors by james hornfischer. Written by richard o kane, the top scoring american submarine skipper of world war two, it tells of o kanes life in both uss wahoo, serving as executive officer to the legendary mush morton and on uss tang as captain.
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Join facebook to connect with richard okane and others you may know. Richard o kane was born circa 19, at birth place, missouri, to james o kane and becky o kane. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Naval academy 192933 commissioned ensign, june 1, 1933 lieutenant, april 1, 1941 lieutenant commander, october 1, 1942 commander, january 1, 1944 captain. All in good faith 198588 with richard briers and aztec drama the feathered serpent. Wahoo the patrols of americas most famous wwii submarines by admiral richard h. Okane, usnretired 19111994 richard hetherington okane was born in dover, new hampshire, on 2 february 1911. Argonaut sm1, which was on patrol off midway at the time of the japanese attack on. O kane, usnretired 19111994 richard hetherington o kane was born in dover, new hampshire, on 2 february 1911.
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