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Military Mass Offered For Admiral Callaghan - In San Francisco's St. Mary's Cathedral a Solemn Pontifical Mass of Requiem with military attendants was offered for the late Rear Admiral David J. Callaghan. Admiral Callaghan, 52, was killed last month while leading a victorious Navy task force against a superior concentration of Japanese ships near Guadalcanal. The former Presidential Naval Aide was on the bridge of his flagship, the heavy cruiser SAN FRANCISCO, when it was hit by a shell. Callaghan, a devout Catholic, was known as "Uncle Dan" by his men. When the SAN FRANCISCO returned to its base after sinking at least two Jap warships, one of the officers said, "Our only regret is that Uncle Dan didn't live to see the way we pasted those Japs." ..... 1942 LIFE Magazine Picture, A4816A.