Edward O'Hare

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Edward O'Hare was a famed U.S. Navy fighter pilot and World War II flying ace who became the first naval aviator to receive the Medal of Honor.


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instanceOf United States Navy officer
World War II veteran
aviator
flying ace
human
aircraftFlown Grumman F4F Wildcat NERFINISHED
Grumman F6F Hellcat NERFINISHED
allegiance United States of America
awardReceived Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED
Medal of Honor NERFINISHED
Navy Cross NERFINISHED
Purple Heart NERFINISHED
burialPlace USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) memorial, at sea
causeOfDeath combat-related aircraft incident
commemoratedBy O'Hare International Airport NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1914-03-13
dateOfDeath 1943-11-26
educatedAt United States Naval Academy NERFINISHED
Western Military Academy NERFINISHED
familyName O'Hare NERFINISHED
fullName Edward Henry O'Hare NERFINISHED
givenName Edward NERFINISHED
hasChild Edward O'Hare Jr. NERFINISHED
Kathy O'Hare NERFINISHED
Mollie O'Hare NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath killed in action
memberOf United States Naval Academy Class of 1937 NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Navy
militaryRank Lieutenant Commander
militaryUnit VF-3 (Fighting Squadron 3) NERFINISHED
VF-6 (Fighting Squadron 6) NERFINISHED
namedAfter Edward O'Hare NERFINISHED
nickname Butch NERFINISHED
notableEvent single-handed defense of USS Lexington against Japanese bombers on 1942-02-20
notableFor being the first U.S. Navy flying ace of World War II
being the first U.S. naval aviator to receive the Medal of Honor in World War II
numberOfEnemyAircraftShotDownInNotableAction 5
occupation fighter pilot
military aviator
parent Edward J. O'Hare NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath near Tarawa, Gilbert Islands
servedOn USS Enterprise (CV-6) NERFINISHED
USS Lexington (CV-2) NERFINISHED
serviceNumber unknown
sexOrGender male
spouse Rita Wooster NERFINISHED

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