Richard Okane

War Hero
BIRTHDAY
February 2,1911
Birthplace
New Hampshire
Age
Feb 16,1994,age 83
Birth Sign
Aquarius
BIRTHDAY
February 2,1911 (age Feb 16,1994,age 83)
Birthplace
New Hampshire

About

United States Navy submarine commander in World War II who received a Medal of Honor for his service on the Tang.

Before Fame

He graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1934 after graduating from Phillips Academy, Andover in 1930.

Trivia

He was held prisoner by the Japanese during the last ten months of World War II.

Family Life

He married his wife Ernestine in 1936.

Associated With

He was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry S. Truman.