Some information comes up on an Altavista search on "Edwin O'Hara". There is some information here, towards the bottom of the article: http://www.armed-guard.com/ag77.html, and here: http://www.merchant-marine.com/only_once.htm. This one says Cadet O'Hara received a postumous medal:http://www.usswashington.com/dl27se42.htm.