Show I OHara O'Hara Distinguished Service Medal l Hero No name is regarded with more respect in the U. U S. S merchant marine marine ma ma- rine cadet corps than that of Edwin J. J OHara O'Hara of Lindsay Calif CaliC who was posthumously awarded the DIstinguished Distinguished Distinguished Dis DIs- Service medal One morning late in the fall of 1942 19 just at dawn two enemy surface raiders appeared through the mist and started firing on O'Hara's ship The gun crew immediately immediately immediately im im- im- im mediately responded The enemy fire was as effective however and all ri t f I f Lv j f the personnel manning one after gu gun guri installation tion were killed or wounded by one explosion OHara O'Hara took over this gun cun by himself and managed to fire it five times with every shell striking the enemy vessel at the water line OHara O'Hara was credited in the citation with single handedly y sinking this raider The midshipman cadet-midshipman was mortally mortally mortally mor mor- I tally wounded in the action however however however how how- ever and went down with his ship f L C MgR N 9 o I I O NT-N NT I |