File:Lt Edward H. Butch O'Hare, 1942.jpg

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Publicity shot of (then) Lt. Edward "Butch" O'Hare, wearing tie and life vest, standing in the cockpit of a Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat. Note Japanese kill markings painted below the cockpit (April 1942). stlmag.com (July 2006)
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Title: Lieutenant Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare, USN

Description: Photo #: 80-G-10562 Lieutenant Edward H. Butch O'Hare, USN View taken on 10 April 1942 at Naval Air Station, Maui, Hawaii in the cockpit of his Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat Fighter. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for shooting down five Japanese planes on 20 February 1942, while he was defending USS Lexington during an attempted a raid on the enemy base Rabaul. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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