Talk:Richard O'Kane

Lifeguard Duty

Kane's cribbage board is on the USS Bremerton which successfully torpedoed and sank the New Carrisa off the Oregon Coast in 1999. Shorty61 (talk) 17:55, 4 December 2010 (UTC)shorty61

re: ... top records for submarine achievement. "He and the Tang also performed laudably on 'Lifeguard Duty', which was a practice of positioning one or more submarines off an island to be attacked by planes of the Fast Carrier Task Forces to be in a nearby close-in 'ditching station' in position to rescue downed piolets. " and other adds herein today, including the self sinking of the Tang are right out of his Book, which title I'd hoped to find herein. IIRC, Tang recieved a presidential unit citation and set the all time record for the most lifeguard pickups during the war — 16--18 the same patrol, in the Marshals, IIRC.

• The location of the sinking may be in error, it may have been in the Yellow Sea or BoHai Gulf but it's certainly more appropo than 'Off China'. O'Kane and Tangs crew had been itching to get into the inner ring of Japans defenses for some time according to his book. Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood, COMSUBPAC under Nimtiz, had prohibited such patrols for a lengthy period, but relented when sufficient forces were available to re-enter the area, one unpatroled since Wahoo's loss, IIRC, according to O'Kanes book. He had theorized for months that Wahoo had been lost passing the Bonins (IIRC) in a subsurface mine field, so he took Tang in through the narrows on the surface.

FrankB (ETSC (SS), USNR (Ret.))

User:Fabartus || Talkto_FrankB 1 July 2005 03:53 (UTC)

• I didn't Recall correctly, but the publishers splash from the Random House paperback version gives both the book title and the correct count, while also making me pretty sure they did recieve the Presidential Unit Citation. IIRC, that was their second. I'll read this book again soon and see what more I can add. Meanwhile I'll put a reminder on my todo list. User:Fabartus || Talkto_FrankB 1 July 2005 05:01 (UTC)

• Yes, there was a PUC involved. Holding the book in my hand, the count reads 22 airmen rescued. There is some interesting anecdotal evidence given in the book to the effect that the senior Navy man embarked was a bit of a stuffed shirt, and O'Kane and an Ensign Dowdle contrived to maintain the Navy tradition of keeping him in the dark. Commander A.R. Matter had asked that all rescued airmen be returned to their parent air groups ASAP, but when Dowdle transmitted the message to PACFLT, the antenna trunk apparently came loose from its moorings, and so the request never saw the light of day...Foamking (talk) 04:21, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Navy Tradition About O'Kane's Cribbage Board

The article on cribbage states that "cribbage holds a special place among American submariners, serving as an 'official' pastime. The wardroom of the oldest submarine in the fleet carries RADM Dick O'Kane's personal cribbage board onboard, and upon decommissioning it is transferred to the next oldest boat." It appears to be properly sourced, from a Navy news article. Opinions on whether this deserves mention in this article as well? - Mark Dixon (talk) 05:45, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

I suppose some might think it's trivia, but I'd say it sounds like an interesting Navy tradition worth mentioning here. Add it and see if anyone objects. Rees11 (talk) 14:22, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Far from objecting, thank you for adding the cribbage board info! Jgcjgc (talk) 22:58, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

SonarSTSCSS (talk) 21:44, 29 May 2018 (UTC) Dick O'Kane's Cribbage board has been transferred from The USS Bremerton SSN 698 to the Wardroom of the USS Olympia SSN 717

Ric May STSC(SS)

Recent book, would it be worth adding in references section?

I just saw this recent book at the library, seems like a logical continuation of RADM O'Kane's own two books, with more emphasis on the prisoner of war experiences of Tang's surviving crew.

Would RADM O'Kane approve of adding it to the reference section?

"Escape from the deep : the epic story of a legendary submarine and her courageous crew"

Author Kershaw, Alex

Pub. Info [New York] : Da Capo Press, 2008

Summary: Details the history of the U.S. Navy submarine Tang in the Pacific theater of World War II, the explosion that led to its sinking, the ordeal of its surviving crew members and their capture by the Japanese, followed by months of brutal captivity

Template:ISBN 0306815192

Jgcjgc (talk) 23:52, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

I haven't seen this book but it seems like a good addition. Better yet, check it out of the library, read it, and add any relevant material here. Rees11 (talk) 02:58, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Awards

Needs be converted from a vertical list into a table format like Chesty_Puller#Awards_and_honors. Also needs to include Template:Tl. — MrDolomite • Talk 04:06, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

why was whole crew not given medal of honor? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.56.224.34 (talk) 17:56, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

Read the article, then read the Medal of Honor article. From there, read any associated/linked articles. You should gain a better understanding of the MoH criteria, as well as other awards crews may be eligible for, and at some point, you should have an answer for your question. Meanwhile, article talk pages are for discussing the article's content, not the subject. - wolf 07:41, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

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