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To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (34753)8/12/1999 4:58:00 AM
From: ZinMaster  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
"Butch O'hare was later killed, November 1943, during the
The Great Marianas "Turkey Shoot" in the battle for the
Gilbert islands in the Pacific. He was accidentally shot
down by another American airplane on the first successful night-fighter operation from a carrier."

aviation-history.com
airpower.maxwell.af.mil

...the details there differ somewhat from your version,
but then they also differ from what was written in his
biography. In any case, facts should never stand in the
way of a good story.

Apparently, Butch's father was involved in organized crime
and squeeled on Al Capone. He was later killed in retribution.
The O'Hares are all over Chicago history.



To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (34753)8/12/1999 7:44:00 AM
From: Ish  Respond to of 71178
 
<<He told his story, but not until the film from his plane was developed did anyone realize the extent he went to protect the fleet. O'Hare was recognized as a hero awarded the highest military honors. And, as you may know, an airport in Chicago was named after him.>>

That had been Old Orchard that is now O'Hare. That's why the code for O'Hare is ORD on your baggage ticket.



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