Francis C. Flaherty
Francis Charles Flaherty was an officer in the United States Naval Reserve and a recipient of Americas highest military decoration the Medal of Honor. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for helping his crewmates escape the sinking USS160Oklahoma160 at the expense of his own life, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Francis Flaherty was born on March 15, 1919 in Charlotte, Michigan. He was a parishioner at St. Marys Catholic Church while living in Charlotte. He enlisted in the Naval Reserve in July 1940 and was commissioned as an Ensign in December of that year.
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