Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan and the ship's captain, Cassin Young, were among those killed, leaving Schonland as the surviving senior officer.

This served the additional purpose of lowering the center of gravity of the ship, thus increasing its stability during the effort to save it.

He then started working as a damage control instructor at the Naval Training School in San Francisco, California, in the early months of 1944.

[1][3] After his retirement from the Navy, Schonland taught at the University of Santa Clara for several years and served as principal of the Drew School in San Francisco before moving to New London, Connecticut in 1958.

[4] Schonland's official Medal of Honor citation reads: For extreme heroism and courage above and beyond the call of duty as damage control officer of the U.S.S.

Schonland was fighting valiantly to free the San Francisco of large quantities of water flooding the second deck compartments through numerous shell holes caused by enemy fire.

It is unusual for buildings to be named for someone who is still alive and in this case the event occurred near the end of his lifetime, yet he was alert enough to understand and participate in the process.

(John Carlton-Foss reporting a personal communication with Andrew Sims, Schonland's son in law) This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Navy