Moments later, the fighter rolled down the deck and into the water; the pilot was recovered, but White F-15 was lost. We encourage you to research and examine these records to determine their accuracy. He had to rely on navigation surveys completed by the British Royal Navy a century earlier. Lieutenant Commander Thach arrived at the scene with other pilots of the flight, later reporting that at one point he saw three of the enemy bombers falling in flames at the same time. Rogers organized a luncheon at the Missouri Athletic Club with IRS agent Frank Wilson. [26] The arrival of the F6Fs with their powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engines in late 1943 combined with the deployment of the new Essex class carriers and the Independence class carriers immediately gave the U.S. Pacific Fleet air supremacy wherever the Fast Carrier Force operated. He was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. The contact then was lost, but reappeared at 1625 forty-seven miles west and closing fast. Shortly afterward, Skon and the Avenger's crew saw something "grayish-white" appear below, splashing into the sea. Bob Jackson wrote Rita from the Enterprise to describe the extensive but unsuccessful search for Butch. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. If you want to survive this War, you have to look behind you every chance you get. Arthur Wooster was born on May 18, 1929, in London, England, Edward (Easy Eddie) J. O'Hare was the lawyer for Al Capone, the notorious Chicago mobster. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Lego 41027 - Der TOP-Favorit unserer Produkttester. O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, was named in his honor. Frederick Sherman, the Lexington's commander, recommended that Butch be decorated. Visiting the wife of a friend in hospital that afternoon, O'Hare met his future wife, nurse Rita Wooster, proposing to her the first time they met. (Rita Wooster : 1921~2000) , . After O'Hare took instruction in Roman Catholicism to convert, he and Rita married in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Phoenix on Saturday 06 September 1941. Sorry! All Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries results for Rita Grace Wooster O'Hare Lytle. Rita Zupancic goes by Lovely Rita, Rita Bobita, and Doll Butch's squadron and the Lexington became part of a task force commanded by Vice Adm. Wilson Brown, who had clear orders: Leave Pearl Harbor, cross the equator into the South Pacific and attack the Japanese. Edit Search New Search. To the east, Butch and Skon in their Hellcats fired at several fleeting Bettys but hit nothing. In 2001, the Air Classics Museum remodeled the aircraft to replicate the F4F-3 Wildcat that O'Hare flew on his Medal of Honor flight. In July 1941, Butch took a break from training to ferry aircraft, picking up a F4F-3 fighter from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. It was during this time that EJ became fascinated with flying, even hitching a ride in Charles Lindbergh's mail plane. The same month, O'Hare's name was engraved on the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific "Wall of the Missing"[47] in Honolulu. On April 8, 1942, he thanked the Grumman Aircraft Corporation plant at Bethpage (where the F4F Wildcat was made) for 1,150 cartons of Lucky Strike cigarettes, a grand total of 230,000 smokes. to the ship. Shotai)[13] on the right side of the formation abruptly lurched to starboard, he ducked to the other side of the V formation and aimed at the enemy bomber of Itt Hik Heis Bin Mori (3. In March 1963, President John F. Kennedy did a wreath-laying ceremony at O'Hare Airport[48] to honor Butch O'Hare. [16], With his ammunition expended, O'Hare returned to his carrier, and was fired on accidentally but with no effect by a .50-caliber machine gun from the Lexington. Further, as a tribute to Butch OHare, on September 19, 1949, the Chicago-area Orchard Depot Airport was renamed OHare International Airport. [7] Thach, who would later develop the Thach Weave aerial combat tactic, emphasized gunnery in his training. Death: 2000 (78-79) Immediate Family: Wife of LCDR Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare, Medal of Honor. Please enter your email and password to sign in. There is speculation that OHares cooperation was in exchange for the younger OHares appointment into the Naval Academy. Their honeymoon was in Hawaii but it was cut short when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. In 1932, Butch OHare graduated from the Western Military Academy. Edward O'Hare married a wife in Phoenix, Arizona on September 6, 1941. 12320)", http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/jinxx1/F4F%20Wildcat/F4F-3123202.jpg, "Airport aircraft exhibit, cockpit of F4F-3 Wildcat (Bu. After receiving the Medal of Honor from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, then-LT O'Hare was described as "modest, inarticulate, humorous, terribly nice and more than a little embarrassed by the whole thing".[20]. The Hellcats had modern landing gear; pilots would no longer have to retract the gear as they had in the old Wildcats by hand-cranking a mechanism made of sprockets and bicycle chains. He asked Radford to order the Black Panthers aloft. She passed away on 14 Sep 2004 in Benicia, Solano, CA. Birthplace: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana. English 1941 saw O'Hare join the USS Enterprise and meet and marry his wife Rita Wooster six weeks after meeting her in July. At the end of March 1943, O'Hare made Ensign Alexander Vraciu, a young Naval Reservist just out of flight school, his wingman. On November 29 a PBY Catalina flying boat also conducted a search with no positive result, and O'Hare was reported missing in action.[37]. The Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum is honoring OHare with an F4F-3A on display and a plaque, No. In 1930, EJ, who had maintained his St. Louis contacts, asked John Rogers, a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, to arrange a meeting with the IRS. On February 20, 1942, Lieutenant OHare was the only Navy fighter pilot available in the air when Japanese bombers were attacking his aircraft carrier. Add to your scrapbook. In early 1941, Fighting Squadron Three transferred to USSEnterprise(CV-6), while carrier[8] USSSaratoga(CV-3) underwent maintenance and overhaul work at Bremerton Navy Yard. On March 2, 1943, Butch met Rita and hugged his one-month-old daughter, Kathleen, for the first time. She cannot return to the UK due to an outstanding arrest warrant. OHare had two sisters, Patricia and Marilyn. Naval Academy. A six-plane combat patrol was launched, two fighters being directed to investigate the contact. Rita Grace. The sky he was flying in was a brilliant azure, dotted by a few white puffs. Born in 1893, EJ O'Hare was an Irishman whose name meant, in Gaelic, "sharp, bitter, angry." Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014. June 27, 2021. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. He flew commercially whenever possible, and he found chances for his teenage son to briefly take the controls. Adams, Rita E 319 S. Silver St. Louisville OH 44641 Adams, Rita E Larry Adams 319 S Silver St Louisville OH 44641 Adelman, Richard G 357 Pauline Ave Akron OH 44312 . Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. OHares plane was apparently was caught in a crossfire and fell out of the sky. Edward "Butch" O'Hare 1914-1943. 19 Brown University to Stream March 4 Game Versus Carthage College, Wittenberg University to Stream March 5 Games Versus Mercyhurst University & Washington & Jefferson College, No. O'Hare first flew a TBM-1 Avenger as CAG-6 command aircraft with bombardier Del Delchamps, AOM1/c and radioman Hal Coleman as crew members. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. The most interesting word in this routine announcement, which occurs more than 3,000 times daily in the skies over Chicago, is "O'Hare." His father, E.J, "Easy" O'Hare, was a businessman, attorney and associate of Al Capone. O'Hare's fighter had, in fact, been hit by only one bullet during his flight, the single bullet hole in F-15's port wing disabling the airspeed indicator. O'Hare's Wildcat, armed with four 50-caliber guns, with 450 rounds per gun, had enough ammunition for about 34 seconds of firing. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Rita Grace Wooster Lytle I found on Findagrave.com. On September 19, 1949, the Chicago, Illinois airport was renamed O'Hare International Airport to honor O'Hare's bravery. Even though he had a limited amount of ammunition, he was credited with shooting down . To get better results, add more information such as Birth Info, Death Info and Locationeven a guess will help. Ewing and Lundstrom point out that the "most influential and oft-cited" account of O'Hare's last mission came in a 1962 history of the Enterprise by CDR Edward P. Stafford, which relied on action reports and recollections of former Enterprise crew, but did not contain interviews with any of the living participants. By 1930, he'd moved his family into a new house--with a swimming pool and a skating rink--in Holly Hills. . Visiting the wife of a friend in hospital that afternoon, O'Hare met his future wife, nurse Rita Wooster, proposing to her the first time they met. On July 21, 1941,while at the hospital to visit a friend whose wife had just given birth, Butch met Rita Wooster, a nurse attending the new mother. In Phoenix, Butch's sister Marilyn was returning by car from Thanksgiving dinner with their mother, Selma, when the radio announced that several Japanese planes had been shot down, with the loss of only one American plane. Butch wrote his sister Marilyn for Thanksgiving 1942, "I've put on 20 pounds just living too well I guess.". or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. But for now he just wanted to fly it to St. Louis to visit his mother. Harold Rush Kibler(1) (Other) Date: 2/4/2015 2:28:41 Pm, Grace Irene Wooster (Other) Date: 2/4/2015 2:25:48 Pm, Do not sell or share my personal information. Youll get hints when we find information about your relatives . She was involved in the Civil Rights campaign and later . Even though he had a limited amount of ammunition, he managed to shoot down or damage several enemy bombers. But few anything about the quiet young man after 0 Hare Airport is named. Saint Dominics Catholic Cemetery. "[39], Why the confusion for so many years? He and Capone argued repeatedly about the dog tracks, but Valentine's Day 1929 may have been the final straw, with the brutal executions of several rival gang members in a Chicago whiskey warehouse. Without hesitation, alone and unaided, he repeatedly attacked this enemy formation, at close range in the face of intense combined machine gun and cannon fire. Thach calculated that O'Hare had used only sixty rounds of ammunition for each bomber he destroyed; an impressive feat of marksmanship. Year start date must be less than year end date. O'Hare International Airport claims its namesake as "a World War II fighter pilot from Chicago", even though Butch never lived there. JOHNSTON LTD 255 N MARKET ST PO BOX 599 WOOSTER OH 44691-0599 AMSTUTZ, JUDITH H 15403 BURKHART RD ORRVILLE OH 44667 AMSTUTZ, KENNETH L OR M YVONNE AMSTUTZ 4575 KIDRON RD PO BOX . But EJ grew tired of working with thugs. On February 20 of this year, the CBS program Sunday Morning aired a segment celebrating O'Hare's Medal of Honor flight. The online history of the USS O'Hare, a ship commissioned in 1945 and sponsored by Butch's mother, says the ship's namesake "grew up in Chicago, Illinois." The Untouchables' overall goal was to wreck Capone financially by destroying his bootlegging business. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. According to Thach, Butch then approached the gun platform to calmly say to the embarrassed anti-aircraft gunner who had fired at him, "Son, if you don't stop shooting at me when I've got my wheels down, I'm going to have to report you to the gunnery officer."[17]. By Diane Clehane. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. While still 450 miles from the harbor at Rabaul, at 1015, the Lexington picked up an unknown aircraft on radar 35 miles from the ship. The next day, as Butch's mother and sisters clipped newspaper stories and photos, his place in history began to dawn on them. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. [2], She served a three-year sentence in Limerick Prison for smuggling explosives to an IRA member and was released in 1979. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. On March 26, Butch was greeted at Pearl Harbor by a horde of reporters and radio announcers. He also flew the SBU Corsair and the TBD Devastator.[5]. Heart-to-heart talks with his father had inspired Butch to become a Navy pilot, and Congressman John J. Cochran, one of EJ's St. Louis' politician friends, had appointed Butch to the U.S. Official word arrived on December 9 that Butch was missing in action. The same month, OHares name was engraved on the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Wall of the Missing in Honolulu. On the nimble Boeing F4B-4A, he trained in aerobatics as well as aerial gunnery. Although the naval pilot was . The carrier had only two Wildcats left to confront the intruders: Lieutenant OHare and his wingman LTJG Marion W. Duff Dufilho. Lego 70815 - Der TOP-Favorit unserer Produkttester. O'Hare believed he had shot down five bombers, and damaged a sixth. During childhood summers, his family had escaped the St. Louis heat to river camps on the Meramec and Gasconade rivers, and EJ had given Butch a .22-caliber rifle. The three survivors managed to drop their ordnance, but all three bombs missed. He was good at gunnery. "In November 1939 Easy Eddie was shot to death most likely by Al Capone's gunmen. . The Lexingtons radar picked up a second formation of Bettys only 12 miles out, on the disengaged side of the task force, completely unopposed. Ewing and Lundstrom write, "Through Stafford and other accounts based largely on the action reports, Butch has wrongly become known as one of America's most famous "friendly fire" casualties. Chutai of 4. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Edward "Butch" O'Hare mis l'honneur par le magazine Life. Floyd (1) P.S. You'll come right around, and when he bottoms out of the loop, you'll be right on his tail!" He had shot down five Japanese bombers in less than four minutes. He passed the Missouri bar exam in 1923 and joined a law firm. While still 450 miles from the harbor at Rabaul, the Lexington picked up an unknown aircraft on radar 35 miles from the ship. The welcome parade was held in St. Louis. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177800520/rita-grace-lytle. more experienced pilots with his skill. Texas High School Sports Database - Honors, Games, Playoffs, Schedules, Results, History, and More A training F4F Wildcat similar to the one flown by Butch OHare was restored after recovery from Lake Michigan. Even though he had a limited amount of ammunition, he managed to shoot down or damage . Important events in this period included flying an F4F-3A Wildcat (BuNo 3986 "White F-13") as Lieutenant Commander Jimmy Thach's wingman for publicity footage on April 11, 1942, the Medal of Honor presentation at the White House on April 21, and the welcome parade in O'Hare's hometown on Saturday, April 25, 1942. These two planes, under command of LCDR John S. Thach shot down a four-engine Kawanishi H6K4 Type 97 (Mavis) flying boat about 43 miles out at 1112. Lieutenant John Thach, then Executive Officer of VF-3, discovered OHares exceptional flying abilities and closely mentored the promising young fighter pilot. There is speculation that this was "There's a Jap on your tail," Phillips radioed Butch as he ordered Kernan to fire. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Her name was Rita Wooster. For 54 years there was no definitive answer as to whether he had been brought down by friendly fire or the Japanese bombers nose gunner. List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces, Commanding officer Takuzo Ito wasn't piloting his own, In 1942 O'Hare and the U.S. Navy thought that nine planes constituted the second wave, but actually there were only eight, as Japanese war records are showing. 80,000 emails go out daily. A few years later, Colonel Robert R. McCormick, publisher of the Chicago Tribune, suggested that the name of Chicago's Orchard Depot Airport be changed as a tribute to Butch O'Hare. It was Butch's father, Edgar Joseph "EJ" O'Harealso a St. Louis nativewho lived in Chicago for a time. Edit Search New Search Filters (1) 1-20 of 17,605. Rita DaSilva's birth name is Rita DaSilva. 2013-06-02 21:50:00. We offer FREE listings & no seller fees. The five survivors managed to drop their ordnance, but all ten 250kg bombs missed. The 'Black Panthers', as the night fighters were dubbed, took off before dusk and flew out into the incoming mass of Japanese planes. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Biography of the American air-ace Edward 'Butch' O'Hare . . There was a problem getting your location. What is A person who sells flower is called? Daniel Leavl-Olivas-Pool Getty Images. The carrier had only two Wildcats left to confront the intruders: Butch and his wingman "Duff" Dufilho. When their parents divorced in 1927, Butch and his sisters stayed with their mother Selma in St. Louis while their father Edward moved to Chicago. On Aug. 11, 1979 he married Karen E. Ferguson at St. Mary Catholic Church in Wooster . That same year he was married to Rita Wooster. He graduated in 1932, and went on to the U.S. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Of the incoming nine Japanese Mitsubishi G4M Betty bombers, at this time five had already been shot down. But the intruder fired first, from its nose down into Butch's Hellcat. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. The Avenger that was to guide them, piloted by Lt. Cdr. Tip of the Week Video Library- Coming Soon!!! This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can only be viewed by Ancestry members to whom they have granted permission to see their tree. Avec le grade d'enseigne . City Hall will tell you that he was a Chicago air hero", but that answer is only partially correct. 12320)", "Acepilots: Lt. Cdr. Phil Phillips with Hazen Rand as the radio/radar operator and Alvin Kernan (now an eminent literary critic) as the gunner, had not yet been launched when the Enterprise's fighter- direction officer abandoned Butch's plan. The man who ran Chicago during Prohibition was Al Capone. Shotai, left wing of V) safely landed at Vunakanau airdrome and Itt Hik Heis Bin Mori was later shot down by LT Noel Gayler ("White F-1", VF-3) when trying to escape 40 miles from Lexington. Don't follow him into it! During a radio broadcast in Honolulu, he enjoyed the opportunity to say hello to Rita ("Here's a great big radio hug, the best I can do under the circumstances") and to his mother ("Love from me to you"). The captain has turned on the seat belt sign. He donned his gold naval-aviator wings in May 1940 and went on to train with an air squadron, learning aerial combat, night carrier landings and gunnery. [31] From 20-November 23, 1943, the U.S. forces landed in the Gilberts (Tarawa and Makin), and the Enterprise joined in providing close air support to the Marines landing on Makin Island. The following year, he went on to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. The next week, EJ's role in ridding Chicago of Al Capone was revealed in the April 26 issue of Collier's magazine. Whatever the motivation, the elder O'Hare was shot down in his car, a week before Capone was released from incarceration. The pilot assigned to fly this aircraft to Yorktown was told by Lieutenant OHare just before takeoff to take good care of his plane. Butch O'Hare, flying F4F Wildcat BuNo 4031 "White F-15", was one of several pilots launched to intercept the incoming 9 Japanese Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bombers from 2. President Franklin D. Roosevelt realized that the country badly needed a live hero. Then hed just roll over and lie on his back like an otter and eat the thing raw! Dieser Artikel wurde entwickelt, um den Bedrfnissen unserer Kunden entsprechend zu werden und bietet eine Vielzahl von neuen Funktionen. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. cemeteries found in Benicia, Solano County, California, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Butch called his night-fighter teams "Black Panthers.". Terry was born in Junction City, OH on July 25, 1943 and was the son of James Donald and Kathleen C. (Noll) O'Hare. Art Brokerage is the easiest way to buy and sell art online safely! Death 14 Sep 2004 (aged 86) Benicia, Solano County, California, USA. Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry O'Hare (March 13, 1914 - November 26, 1943) was an American naval aviator of the United States Navy, who on February 20, 1942, became the Navy's first fighter ace of the war when he single-handedly attacked a formation of nine heavy bombers approaching his aircraft carrier. During Capone's tax evasion trial in 1931 and 1932, O'Hare's father had provided incriminating evidence which helped finally put Capone away. A system error has occurred. During Capone's tax evasion trial in 1931 and 1932, O'Hare had provided incriminating evidence which helped finally put Capone away. Then came the Jefferson Barracks band, marching veterans, a truck packed with photographers, Butch's car and other open cars carrying dignitaries. St. Louis, MO 63119 This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. BRIDGEPORT, Pa. During the 2019 Memorial Day Weekend, the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) will highlight water polo athletes who served their country during time of war. While he readied his new air group, he suffered what he intended as only a temporary separation from his beloved VF-6 "Felix the Cat" Squadron. Oops, we were unable to send the email. The Navy's first flying ace and first Naval recipient of the Medal of Honor, Edward "Butch" O'Hare is a legendary WWII war hero. On November 10, 1943, his air group was assigned to the USS Enterprise, which joined a task force bound for the Gilbert Islands southwest of Hawaii. XLII No. [35] Kernan opened fire with the TBF's .50-cal. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. O'Hare and Ensign W. Skon in their F6F Hellcats finally got into position behind the Avenger. It is currently on display in Terminal 2 of the O'Hare International Airport. In the after-action report, Capt. O'Hare joined the crew of the USS Enterprise in 1941. The enemy formation was flying very close together and using their rear facing guns for mutual protection. Rita M 'Reita' O'Hare, 1919 - 1994 Rita M 'Reita' O'Hare 1919 1994 Kentucky Florida Rita M 'Reita' O'Hare was born on month day 1919, at birth place , Kentucky, to John Joseph O'Hare and Charlotte Ann O'Hare (born Norris O'Hare) . (The real Betty was said to be a well-endowed American Army nurse.) Butch's father helped snag Al Capone, and Butch helped win World War II, The airliner levels out of its banking turn and continues in a gentle descent. Get this Oakland Tribune page for free from Sunday, April 26, 1942 S BRITISH QUIT RANGOON Talk en Railroads TEXAS SOLON MARRIES OAKLAND TRIBUNE. The Lexington returned after the New Guinea raid to Pearl Harbor for repairs and to have her[18] obsolete 8-inch guns removed, transferring some of her F4F-3 fighter planes to the USSYorktown(CV-5) including BuNo 4031 "White F-15" that O'Hare had flown during his famous mission. When Butch was a boy, EJ came home long enough to gulp dinner, then headed for business classes at Saint Louis University. Posted to J A Hare MyFamily website by Johnny Holland. Study guides. Verify and try again. The Saratoga left for Pearl Harbor the next day. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Gunners in the Bettys fired back. Equipped with the Grumman F6F Hellcat, the U.S. Navy fighter pilots owned the skies and could protect the fleet from attacking Japanese aircraft. He was dressed in loose marine coveralls. Visiting the wife of a friend in hospital that afternoon, O'Hare met his future wife, nurse Rita Wooster, proposing to her the first time they met. Before the visit was over, he had met Rita Wooster, a nurse at Deaconess Hospital, and asked her to marry him. When Butch finished his naval aviation training on May 2, 1940,[6] he was assigned to USSSaratoga(CV-3) Fighter Squadron Three (VF-3). His occupations were Pilot, Navy's first flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II and Navy's first . By contrast, Ewing and Lundstrom came to their conclusions on what happened to Butch after interviewing the still living survivors of OHare's last mission: F6F pilot Skon, TBF radar officer Rand, and TBF gunner Kernan. Christina Jesson and Shaun Snyder assisted with research for this story. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Butch said goodbye to Rita and Kathleen in June, and his squadron returned to Maui. When warnings were received of the approach of a large force of Japanese torpedo bombers, Lieutenant Commander O'Hare volunteered to lead a fighter section of aircraft from his carrier, the first time such a mission had been attempted at night, in order to intercept the attackers. Father Arthur H Wooster. Rita married Edward Henry (Butch) O'Hare on month day 1941, at age 20 at marriage place, Arizona. The possessor of a winning personality, Ed has found no trouble in making lasting friendships; he is always ready with a pat on the back when you need it most.. Ensign Skon responded:[36] "Mr. Phillips, this is Skon. This is a carousel with slides. (Lauth) OHare. At dusk the next day, Bettys made a low-level attack on the USS Independence. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. During Capones Federal tax evasion trial in 1931 and 1932, OHares father provided incriminating evidence which helped finally put Capone away. 0 cemeteries found in Benicia, Solano County, California, USA. You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. (wordpress.com) 21 avril 1942 remise de la Medal of Honor par le prsident Franklin D. Roosevelt. Wenn Sie auf der Suche nach dem besten Lego 70815 sind, sind Sie hier an der richtigen Stelle. Memorial photo for Rita Lois Hare Weir. Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare (March 13, 1914 - November 26, 1943) was an Irish-American naval aviator of the United States Navy, who on February 20, 1942, became the Navy's first flying ace when he single-handedly attacked a formation of 9 heavy bombers approaching his aircraft carrier. O'Hare as 2/C Midshipman at the Naval Academy. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. In his letter, Jackson quoted Rear Adm. Radford saying of Butch that he "never saw one individual so universally liked." During this encounter with a group of Japanese torpedo bombers, O'Hare's F6F Hellcat was shot down; his aircraft was never found. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Less than a year later, he would fly a plane of this type into history. Their honeymoon was in Hawaii but it was cut short when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. 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