Lieutenant Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan, USNR(ChC) gives "Last Rites" to an injured crewman aboard USS Franklin (CV-13), after the ship was set afire by a Japanese air attack, 19 March 1945. The crewman is reportedly Robert C. Blanchard, who survived his injuries. by Michael D. Hull Tucked away in a manuscript file in the Dinand Library at Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, is a fading parchment. Above the signature of President Harry S. Truman, the fading paper bears the two names that are permanently inscribed in a special niche in the history of the U.S. Navy. The names are O'Callahan and Franklin. The parchment is the official citation of the Medal of Honor that was presented to Lieutenant Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan for his "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity" while serving as chaplain aboard the carrier USS Franklin when she was crippled by Japanese bombs off Kobe, Japan, on 19 March 1945. Chaplain O'Callahan, facult...