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O'HARE-EDWARD

EDWARD  HENRY "BUTCH" O'HARE

Rate/Rank
LCDR
Service Branch
USN 6/1933 - 11/1943
Born 03/13/1914
ST. LOUIS, MO
 KILLED IN ACTION - GILBERT ISLANDS, 11/26/1943
O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CHICAGO, IL NAMED IN HIS HONOR
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
COMMANDING OFFICER, FIGHTING SQUADRON VF-3, SOUTH PACIFIC
COMMANDER, AIR GROUP 6
FIGHTING SQUADRON VF-3, USS SARATOGA CV-3
NAVAL AIR STATION, PENSACOLA, FL
USS NEW MEXICO BB-40
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
MEDAL OF HONOR
NAVY CROSS
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (2)
PURPLE HEART
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
SERVICE MEMORIES