|
Lt. Cmdr. Edward "Butch" O'Hare (March 13, 1914 - November 27, 1943) was a United States Navy pilot who on February 20, 1942 became America's first World War II flying ace. The O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, and USS O'Hare were named in his honor. March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ...
1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ...
1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...
The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...
February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...
OHare International Airport (IATA:ORD, ICAO:KORD) is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. ...
Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...
USS OHare (DD-889), named for Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry “Butch” O’Hare (who was shot down at Tarawa on December 27, 1944), was a Gearing class destroyer laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 27 January 1945, launched on 22 June 1945 by Mrs. ...
Early life
Edward "Butch" O'Hare was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He had two sisters, Patricia and Marilyn. When their parents divorced in 1927, O'Hare and his sisters moved to Chicago with their father, Edward J. O'Hare. The elder O'Hare was a lawyer who worked on many ventures with organized crime figure Al Capone after moving to Chicago, and was one of Capone's lawyers. The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ...
FBI mugshot of Capone, 1931 Alphonse Gabriel Capone (January 17, 1899 - January 25, 1947) more popularly known as Al Scarface Capone was a famous American gangster in the 1920s and 1930s, although his business card is reported to have said he was a used furniture dealer. ...
Butch O'Hare graduated from the Western Military Academy (WMA) in 1932, and the following year went on to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. He graduated from Annapolis in 1937, following which he received choice duty on the battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40). After serving two years on the ship, in 1939 he started flight training at NAS Pensacola in Florida. When he finished his naval aviation training, he was assigned to VF-3, USS Saratoga's fighter squadron. 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...
Teamwork: Fourth Class Midshipmen lock arms and use ropes made from uniform items as they brace themselves climbing the Herndon Monument The United States Naval Academy, or USNA, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. ...
City nickname: Americas Sailing Capital Location in the state of Maryland Founded 1649 Mayor Ellen O. Moyer ( Dem) Area - Total - Water 19. ...
1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
New Mexico (BB-40) was a United States Navy battleship, lead ship of her class. ...
1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Naval Air Station Pensacola, The Cradle of Naval Aviation, is a United States Navy base located in Warrington, Florida, a community southwest of the Pensacola city limits. ...
State nickname: Everglade State, Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd) - Land 137,374 km² - Water 30,486 km² (17. ...
An aircraft carrier is a warship whose main role is to deploy and recover aircraft. ...
The fifth USS Saratoga (CV-3) was the third aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. ...
During Capone's tax evasion trial in 1931 and 1932, O'Hare's father provided incriminating evidence which helped finally put Capone away. There is speculation that this was done to ensure that Butch got into Annapolis, or to set a good example. Whatever the motivation, the elder O'Hare was shot down in his car in 1939, a week before Capone was released from Alcatraz. Teamwork: Fourth Class Midshipmen lock arms and use ropes made from uniform items as they brace themselves climbing the Herndon Monument The United States Naval Academy, or USNA, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. ...
Butch O'Hare was married in 1941, and shortly thereafter called to duty, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
World War II service O'Hare's most famous flight occurred on February 20, 1942. He was on board the aircraft carrier Lexington, which had been assigned the dangerous task of penetrating enemy-held waters north of New Ireland. While still 400 miles from the harbour at Rabaul, Lexington was discovered by a Japanese flying boat and a group of Japanese torpedo planes attacked the task force. As section leader and pilot of VF-3, O'Hare single-handedly shot down 5 or 6 planes and helped to save the ship. For this act he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest decoration of his country. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
An aircraft carrier is a warship whose main role is to deploy and recover aircraft. ...
The fourth USS Lexington (CV-2), nicknamed the Gray Lady or Lady Lex, was the second aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. ...
New Ireland is an island in the Pacific, and the most northeastern province of Papua New Guinea. ...
Remains of an internal staircase in Rabaul. ...
For the computer game, see Medal of Honor (computer game). ...
O'Hare was also awarded the Navy Cross, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and Gold Star in lieu of a second Distinguished Flying Cross in subsequent air actions. The Navy Cross is the second highest medal that can be awarded by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. ...
The Distinguished Flying Cross. ...
The Gold Star is the highest decoration of excellence in the Soviet Union and Russia. ...
O'Hare died in an air crash on November 27, 1943 at Tarawa during the first carrier-based night fighter operations by the U.S. Navy. The circumstances of his death are unclear, the assumptions being that his plane may have been hit by Japanese bombers, or gone down in friendly fire by the planes in his own formation. November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ...
1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...
Tarawa is an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, previously the capital of the former British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. ...
See also Aviators are people who fly aircraft either for pleasure or for a job. ...
Biography Fateful Rendezvous: The Life of Butch O'Hare by Steve Ewing, John B. Lundstrom, 1997, ISBN 1557502471
External Links |
Feeds |
Contact