Joseph T. O'Callahan
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Joseph Timothy O'Callahan was a Jesuit priest and, during World War II, a United States Navy chaplain. He was awarded the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during
Joseph T. O'Callahan, 1945.
Chaplain Joseph O'Callahan ministers to an injured man aboard USS Franklin, 1945.
O'Callahan (right) with President Harry S. Truman (center) and other Medal of Honor recipients at their medal presentation ceremony in 1946.
Smith Hall, College of the Holy Cross
Last rites
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The last rites, also known as the Commendation of the Dying, are the last prayers and ministrations given to an individual of Christian faith, when possible, shortly before death. The Commendation of
Joseph T. O'Callahan
…Although wounded by one of the explosions after the attack, Chaplain O'Callahan moved about the exposed and slanting flight deck, administering the last rites to the dying, comforting the wounded, and leading officers and crewmen into the flames to carry hot bombs and shells to the edge of the deck for…
Administering the last rites (Dutch School, c. 1600)
Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil receiving her last rites, 1853
Russian Orthodox priest administering the last rites to a soldier on the field of battle