Franklin D. Roosevelt Master Speech Files, 1/19/1898 - 4/13/1945. Franklin D. Roosevelt Master Speech Files, 1/19/1898 - 4/13/1945. Remarks at Presentation of Congressional Medal of Honor to Lt. E.H. O'Hare (Speech File 1417) of April 21, 1942
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O'Hare, Edward Henry, 1914-1943
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Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry O'Hare (March 13, 1914 – November 26, 1943) was an American naval aviator of the United States Navy, who on February 20, 1942, became the Navy's first flying ace when he single-handedly attacked a formation of nine heavy bombers approaching his aircraft carrier. Even though he had a limited amount of ammunition, he was credited with shooting down five of the enemy bombers and became the first naval recipient of the Medal of Honor in World War II. O'Hare's fin...