USN Lieutenant Commander Edward "Butch" O'Hare from Chicago
U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron VF-3 "Felix The Cat"
"Butch" Grumman F3F "Wild Cat" U.S. Navy World War II Fighter
The F3F Wildcat tail hook in the lowered position and tail wheel
Navy Congressional Medal of Honor
The Grumman F3F Wildcat as she sits in her glory at
Chicago O'Hare Airport Terminal E on display, the plane flown by
Butch O'Hare the name sake of the airport
Chicago, Illinois O'Hare Airport (ORD) 12th February 2012: While in transit to their next requirement the 94th AeroClaims-Aviation Consultant Group (94th ACG) while in transit through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport came across a very special site paying tribute to an American hero and warrior, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Edward "Butch" O'Hare the name sake of Chicago O' Hare International Airport.
Lieutant Commander Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare (March 13, 1914 to November 26, 1943) was an Irish-American naval aviator, who on February 20, 1942 became the U.S. Navy first flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II.
Butch O'Hare's final action took place on the night of November 26, 1943, while he was leading the U.S. Navy first-ever nighttime fighter attack launched from an aircraft carrier. During this encounter with a group of Japanese torpedo bombers, O'Hare's F6F "Hellcat" a later primer Navy fighter was shot down his aircraft was never found.
A few years later, O'Hare was honored when Colonel Robert R. McCormick, publisher of the Chicago Tribune, suggested a name change of Chicago Orchard Depot Airport as a tribute to Butch O'Hare. On September 19, 1949, the Chicago, Illinois airport was renamed O'Hare International Airport.
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