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Edward Henry " Butch" O'Hare grew up in
Chicago, Illinois and would later have the Airport of his hometown named
after him. Butch was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions over the Pacific
Ocean. Those actions began when he had to head off nine Japanese bombers headed
for his carrier the Lexington. Only he and his wingman were able to reach the bomber convoy in time
to protect the Lexington but his wingman had to leave him alone after his gun
jammed. So it was "Butch" O'Hare versus nine Japanese bombers.
As the nine bombers' gunners concentrated their fire upon O'Hare's F4F Wildcat
he intrepidly dove after them and successfully blew up the engine of the last
plane in the bomber's V formation. O'Hare then took aim at the next...
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