DoD News In Focus: Edward O’Hare

FORT MEADE, MD, UNITED STATES

12.14.2016

Video by Staff Sgt. Neal Uranga 

Defense.gov         

Navy aviator Lt. Cmdr. Edward “Butch” O’Hare’s derring-do with his Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat fighter plane’s .50-caliber machine guns blazing across the Pacific Theater during World War II resulted in him becoming the Navy’s first flying ace and a Medal of Honor recipient. O’Hare’s exploits and fame are certainly noteworthy. In fact, Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport is named after him. But it’s where his story begins that’s truly remarkable.

• Date Taken: 12.14.2016
• Date Posted: 12.14.2016 16:37
• Category: Package
• Video ID: 500334
• VIRIN: 161214-D-AS331-001
• Filename: DOD_103944117
• Length: 00:03:04
• Location: FORT MEADE, MD, US