Add an answer. O'Hare had been raised in St. Louis by a non-Catholic mother, a divorcee, but he converted to the Catholic Faith through the influence of his fiance, Rita Wooster, and, after the marriage, they moved to Chicago. In February 1943, his squadron boarded ship for San Diego, where Butch would be reunited with Rita and see their daughter, Kathleen, for the first time. The profits were enormous. Itt Hik Heis Kodji Maeda (2. Which is greater 36 yards 2 feet and 114 feet 2 inch? APRIL 26, 1942 Home Greeting Scares O'Hare . Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare single-handedly took on nine Japanese bombers at the height of World War II. Lieutenant OHares initial maneuver was a high-side diving attack employing accurate deflection shooting. Don't follow him into it! A year and a half after his classmate's death, he would lead a special group of bombers trained to drop at least two atomic bombs--one on Germany and one on Japan. What are the disadvantages of shielding a thermometer? In Fateful Rendezvous, their authorized biography of O'Hare, Steve Ewing and John B. Lundstrom describe a peaceful interlude of a year and a half for the new lieutenant commander. As the Lexingtons only protection, they raced eastward and arrived 1,500 feet above eight attacking Bettys nine miles out at 1700. By 1930, he'd moved his family into a new house--with a swimming pool and a skating rink--in Holly Hills. Shotai)[13] on the extreme left. ", An anecdote about O'Hare, serving as an instructor on Hawaii mid-1942:[25]. THE NIPPU JIJI, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1942. l AJSMODERN^ "f"" "* Beli Syndicate ' Exoms for Standard Schools on May 16 English examinations for entrance to Robert Louis Stevenson intermediate school will be given May 16 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Kapalama school, Aliiolani school and the Stevenson school building, it was announced today. Look for word matches in books, stories & newspapers, etc. Reports from other planes noted that the plane released something that fell almost vertically at a speed too slow for anything but a parachute. Rita Grace Wooster Lytle Birth 18 Feb 1918. cemeteries found in Benicia, Solano County, California, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Feb 9, 2022. Discover your family history in millions of family trees and more than a billion birth,marriage, death, census, and miltary records. The same month, O'Hare's name was engraved on the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific "Wall of the Missing"[47] in Honolulu. Kokutai,[9] at this time five had already been shot down. These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Butch wrote his sister Marilyn for Thanksgiving 1942, "I've put on 20 pounds just living too well I guess.". Phil Phillips with Hazen Rand as the radio/radar operator and Alvin Kernan (now an eminent literary critic) as the gunner, had not yet been launched when the Enterprise's fighter- direction officer abandoned Butch's plan. The news, that the CO had to leave them, hit also the men of VF-6 hard. Arriving at 16th and Wash-ington shortly before noon, Butch was guided to the back seat of a long, black open Packard, where he sat between his wife and mother. LCDR Thach calculated that Lieutenant OHare had used only sixty rounds of ammunition for each bomber he destroyed; an impressive feat of marksmanship. He accurately placed bursts of gunfire into a Bettys wing fuel tanks; when the stricken craft on the right side of the formation abruptly lurched to starboard, he ducked to the other side of the V formation and aimed at the enemy bomber on the extreme left. Before the visit was over, he had met Rita Wooster, a nurse at Deaconess Hospital, and asked her to marry him. On September 19, 1949, Orchard Depot Airport was renamed O'Hare International Airport - ironic considering that Butch never actually lived in Chicago. Later two other planes of the combat patrol were sent to another radar contact 35 miles ahead, shooting down a second Mavis at 1202. Even though he had a limited amount of ammunition, he managed to shoot down or damage . On the afternoon of November 26, the Enterprise's combat-information center alerted Butch to a group of about 20 inbound Bettys. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. The Black Panthers, as the night fighters were dubbed, took off before dusk and flew out into the incoming mass of Japanese planes. On Aug. 11, 1979 he married Karen E. Ferguson at St. Mary Catholic Church in Wooster . The Avenger pilot would follow the center's directions, flying toward the Japanese planes until they showed up on his plane's radar screen, too. Butch had two sisters, Patricia and Marilyn. Whatever the motivation, the elder OHare was gunned down in his car, a week before Capone was released from incarceration. was the Navy's first flying ace, a World War II hero whose name would have been commonly known at the time, but has sadly faded out of view for most You can always change this later in your Account settings. Graduated and appointed an Ensign on June 3, 1937, he served two years on board the battleship USSNew Mexico(BB-40). Whatever the motivation, the elder O'Hare was shot down in his car, a week before Capone was released from incarceration. Bringing up the rear was the entire 350-member student body of Western Military Academy. In the opinion of Vice Admiral Wilson Brown Jr. and of Captain Frederick C. Sherman, commanding the Lexington, Lieutenant OHares actions may have saved the carrier from serious damage or even loss. To the east, Butch and Skon in their Hellcats fired at several fleeting Bettys but hit nothing. In 1945, the U.S. Navy destroyer USSO'Hare(DD-889) was named in his honor. A loyal Camel smoker, Butch opened a carton, deciding that it was the least he could do for the good people back in Bethpage. Even though he had a limited amount of ammunition, he managed to shoot down or damage several enemy bombers. Wilson led a group of IRS agents that worked with Eliot Ness' band at the Justice Department. The United States in 1942 badly needed a live hero, and Butch O'Hare was a young, handsome naval aviator, so he participated in several war bond tours the following months. Then something "whitish-gray" appeared below, perhaps the splash of the aircraft plunging into the sea. [5][6], Based in Dublin, she was temporarily banned from entering the United States after she traveled to Florida for a meeting (the terms of her special visa require that she first notify authorities before such travel). "In November 1939 Easy Eddie was shot to death most likely by Al Capone's gunmen. The FDO sent Butch and Skon on a search for low-flying Bettys. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Rita Grace Wooster Lytle I found on Findagrave.com. Returning to combat in 1943 in command of squadron VF-6 on the light carrier USSIndependence, he added to his list of awards by earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and later claimed a Gold Star in lieu of a second Distinguished Flying Cross. His family resided in Coronado at 549 Orange Avenue, near North Island NAS. When Butch finished his naval aviation training on May 2, 1940,[6] he was assigned to USSSaratoga(CV-3) Fighter Squadron Three (VF-3). The night fighter unit consisting of 1 VT and 2 VF was catapulted between 1758 and 1801. Page 5 Publication: The Salem News i Location: Salem, Ohio Issue Date: Saturday, March 7, 1942 Page: Page 5 Start Free Trial Chutai of 4. The Lexington returned after the New Guinea raid to Pearl Harbor for repairs and to have her[18] obsolete 8-inch guns removed, transferring some of her F4F-3 fighter planes to the USSYorktown(CV-5) including BuNo 4031 "White F-15" that O'Hare had flown during his famous mission. Edit your search or learn more. EJ could afford the house because one of his first clients was Owen Patrick Smith, commissioner of the International Greyhound Racing Association. He flew commercially whenever possible, and he found chances for his teenage son to briefly take the controls. The carrier had only two Wildcats left to confront the intruders: Butch and his wingman "Duff" Dufilho. When Butch was a boy, EJ came home long enough to gulp dinner, then headed for business classes at Saint Louis University. According to Thach, Butch then approached the gun platform to calmly say to the embarrassed anti-aircraft gunner who had fired at him, "Son, if you don't stop shooting at me when I've got my wheels down, I'm going to have to report you to the gunnery officer."[17]. In November 1939, Ensign OHares father was gunned down in the streets of Chicago, most likely by Al Capones gunmen. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Equipped with the highly successful follow-on to the Wildcat, the new Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat, two-thirds of VF-6 (twenty-four F6F-3s) under Butch O'Hare's command embarked on August 22, 1943, on the light carrier USSIndependence(CVL-22). Capone's alibi was airtight. After O'Hare took instruction in Roman Catholicism to convert , he and Rita married in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Phoenix on Saturday, September 6, 1941. To get better results, add more information such as Birth Info, Death Info or Locationeven a guess will help. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Click image or button bellow to READ or DOWNLOAD FREE Addiction:The Brain Disease Book Information : Title : Addiction:The Brain . Rita Grace. "[40], On December 9, official word arrived that O'Hare was missing in action. Rita Ann (Kelley) O'Hare, 93, of Sebring, Fla., passed away peacefully on Monday, June 18, 2018. The crew of the TBF torpedo plane consisted of LTJG Hazen B. Rand, a radar specialist and Alvin Kernan, A. [31] From 20-November 23, 1943, the U.S. forces landed in the Gilberts (Tarawa and Makin), and the Enterprise joined in providing close air support to the Marines landing on Makin Island. After O'Hare took instruction in Roman Catholicism to convert, he and Rita married in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Phoenix on Saturday 06 September 1941. Shortly afterward, the Avenger's rear-facing gunner, Kernan, saw the two Hellcats slide in behind him from above. BOX 191606 This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Just post your best net price. Without hesitation, alone and unaided, he repeatedly attacked this enemy formation, at close range in the face of intense combined machine gun and cannon fire. EJ went straight to the top. [42] On December 20, 1943, a Solemn Pontifical Mass of Requiem was offered for Butch O'Hare at the St. Louis Cathedral.[43]. Later two other planes of the combat patrol were sent to another radar contact 35 miles ahead, shooting down a second Mavis at 1202. About that time, the turret gunner of the TBF, Alvin Kernan (AOM1/c) noticed a Japanese G4M Betty bomber above and almost directly behind O'Hare's 6 o'clock position. . One February day, in 1942, as the war raged, O'Hare's entire squadron was sent on a mission. He donned his gold naval-aviator wings in May 1940 and went on to train with an air squadron, learning aerial combat, night carrier landings and gunnery. 2013-06-02 21:50:00. She was involved in the Civil Rights campaign and later . This browser does not support getting your location. 12320)", "Acepilots: Lt. Cdr. Even though he had a limited amount of ammunition, he was credited with shooting down . Make sure that the file is a photo. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177800520/rita-grace-lytle. I saw Mr. O'Hare's lights go out and, at the same instant, he seemed to veer off and slant down into darkness." After receiving the Medal of Honor from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, then-LT O'Hare was described as "modest, inarticulate, humorous, terribly nice and more than a little embarrassed by the whole thing".[20]. In 1992 the Spanish Navy decommissioned and scrapped the ship.[46]. Mother Lillian Clark. Butch turned his on, too. THE NIPPU JIJI, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1942. l AJSMODERN^ "f"" "* Beli Syndicate ' Exoms for Standard Schools on May 16 English examinations for entrance to Robert Louis Stevenson intermediate school will be given May 16 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Kapalama school, Aliiolani school and the Stevenson school building, it was announced today. "[38] In the Index, Ewing and Lundstrom flatly state that Kernan is "wrongly accused of shooting down Butch. Floyd (1) P.S. On April 21, 1942, he became the first naval recipient of the US Medal of Honor in World War II. Then came the Jefferson Barracks band, marching veterans, a truck packed with photographers, Butch's car and other open cars carrying dignitaries. Deflection shooting ship. [ 46 ], he was credited with down. As the Lexingtons only protection, they raced eastward and arrived 1,500 feet eight... 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