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11/06/2025

On this day, 80 years ago, on June 10 and 11, 1945, Lieutenant Richard Miles McCool Jr., age 23, commanded the USS LCS(L)(3)-122 during operations off Okinawa.

On June 10, while on radar picket duty, McCool’s ship received a distress call from the USS William D. Porter. That destroyer had taken a direct hit from a Japanese kamikaze. McCool ordered his crew to full speed. He arrived near the burning vessel and directed rescue operations. Under threat of more enemy aircraft, he maneuvered his ship alongside and oversaw the evacuation of every surviving sailor from the destroyer.

On June 11, the Japanese launched another wave of air attacks. Two kamikazes targeted McCool’s vessel. His crew shot down the first plane, but the second came in low and fast. It slammed directly into the conning tower. The impact triggered secondary explosions and set fires across multiple compartments. Metal ripped through the ship. The bridge was engulfed in flames. McCool was thrown across the deck. He suffered shrapnel wounds and burns to his face, arms, and chest.

He refused evacuation. He stayed upright. He took control. He began giving orders to fight the fires and seal off the damaged areas. He directed the care of the wounded. He led firefighting teams into burning sections of the ship. At one point, he entered a compartment filled with smoke and heat to pull out injured crew members. He worked for hours, moving from one part of the ship to another, making sure no one was left behind.

Despite his injuries, McCool remained in command until full damage control was restored and external support arrived. His actions kept the ship afloat and saved dozens of lives.

For his actions on June 10 and 11, 1945, Lieutenant Richard Miles McCool Jr. was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Photographed is the USS William D. Porter during her sinking. McCool's LCS(L)(3)-122 is behind LCS(L)(3)-86

Before this action, McCool graduated from the University of Oklahoma at age 19. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the Navy and received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. He graduated in 1944 and immediately took command of a landing craft support ship in the Pacific.

After the war, McCool stayed in the Navy. He served in both Korea and Vietnam. He held command and staff positions, including work in Navy public affairs and with the South East Asia Treaty Organization. He retired in 1974 with the rank of captain.

He died on March 5, 2008, at the age of 86. He is buried at the U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis, Maryland.

On this Memorial Day weekend, we remember all those who sacrificed everything for us to have a better, more comfortable ...
24/05/2024

On this Memorial Day weekend, we remember all those who sacrificed everything for us to have a better, more comfortable life.

A U.S. Marine provides water to a stray kitten found hiding under a knocked-out Japanese Type 95 Ha-Gō light tank on the Tarawa Atoll on November 24, 1943

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