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Heroic Score86113th out of 4482
Number of Medals22
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score891251 of 4482
U.S. Navy#1of 704
Fighter / combat pilot#3of 177
World War II#8of 925
Richard O'Kane
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy
World War II
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Navy Crossw/ 2 Gold Stars
- Legion of Meritw/ "V" Device
- Silver Starw/ 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- Purple Heart
- Combat Action Ribbon
- Prisoner of War Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States) (3)
- American Campaign Medal
- American Defense Service Medal (2)
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Philippine Liberation Medal (3)
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Richard Hetherington O'Kane was a United States Navy submarine commander in World War II, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for commanding USS Tang in the Pacific War against Japan to the most successful record of any United States submarine ever. He also received three Navy Crosses and three Silver Stars, for a total of seven awards of the United States military's three highest decorations for valor in combat. Before commanding Tang, O'Kane served in the highly successful USS Wahoo as executive officer and approach officer under noted Commander Dudley "Mush" Morton. In his ten combat patrols, five in Wahoo and five commanding Tang, O'Kane participated in more successful attacks on Japanese shipping than any other submarine officer during the war.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Navy Cross ×3(base 80, 3 awards (rarity curve))
+344Silver Star ×3(base 45, 3 awards (rarity curve))
+194Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+223Heroic Score861 pts