AMERICA’S FIRST WWII FLYING ACE

Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is Named for the US Navy's First Air  Ace of World War II | War History Online

Lt. Edward Henry (“Butch”) O’Hare took off from the aircraft
carrier Lexington in a raid against the Japanese position at
Rabaul and minutes later became
America’s first WWII flying
ace
, shooting down five enemy bombers.

 

Lt. Edward Henry “Butch” O'Hare – The First U.S. Navy Flying Ace in WWII |  World of Warplanes    
President Franklin D. Roosevelt congratulates Lieutenant
(j.g.) Edward H. O’Hare, United States Navy, on being
presented the Medal of Honor (below) at the White
House, Washington, D.C., 21 April 1942.         
       

U.S. Navy Medal of Honor

LCDR Edward Henry “Butch” O'Hare (1914-1943) - Find a Grave Memorial

Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry O’Hare
(March 13, 1914 – November 26, 1943


O’Hare went missing in action on November 26, 1943, and
was declared dead a year later. His widow Rita received
her husband’s
posthumous decorations, a Purple Heart
and the
Navy Cross
on November 26, 1944.       
 

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

Facts & Events That Happened Today In History - The Fact Site

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CARLATA BRADLEY

John Glenn, First American to Orbit the Earth, Dies at 95 | Space

Astronaut John Glenn Was First Person to Eat in Space | TIME

John Glenn into Orbit Feb. 20, 1962 Cape Canaveral, FL

From Cape Canaveral, Florida, John Herschel Glenn Jr. was
successfully launched into space aboard the Friendship 7
spacecraft on the
first orbital flight by an American astronaut.

Glenn, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, was
among the seven men chosen by the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration in 1959 to become America’s 
first astronauts.

NASA to Air Service Honoring Astronaut John Glenn Today | Space

How John Glenn's three world orbits in Friendship 7 helped get us ready for the moon (1962 ...

Where were you on Feb. 20, 1962, when John Glenn orbited? A Cleveland Remembers request ...

John Glenn, U.S. Hero: First American to Orbit the Earth

JFK PHONE CALLS AND SPEECH DURING THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI CRISIS  (SEPT. & OCT. 1962)
President John F. Kennedy on the phone.

Astronaut John Glenn 1962

Mature Men of TV and Films - John Glenn (1921-2016) Physique: Average Build...

John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016)

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THIS WAS BUDDY HOLLY’S DREAM MACHINE

Buddy Holly's 1958 Chevrolet Impala. Source: ebaymotors.


This 1958 Chevrolet Impala of Buddy’s was introduced as
the top model of the Bel Air line and quickly became a
massive hit.

Buddy Holly's 1958 Chevrolet Impala. Source: ebaymotors.

1958 Chevrolet Impala for Sale at Auction - Mecum Auctions

Buddy Holly - Apartment Tapes - 1958-1959 - Past Daily Soundbooth – Past  Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Buddy Holly 
(September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959)

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U.S. MARINES INVADED IWO JIMA IN 1945

Iwo Jima - February 1945 The... - WW2 Colourised Photos | Facebook

Operation Detachment, the U.S. Marines’ invasion of Iwo Jima
was launched. Iwo Jima was a barren Pacific island guarded
by Japanese artillery, but to American military minds, it was
prime real estate on which to build airfields to launch bombing
raids against Japan, only 660 miles away.

When the American flag was finally raised on Iwo Jima, the
memorable image was captured in a famous photograph that
later won the Pulitzer Prize.

Rare PHILIPPINES Occupation w/ Marines Land on IWO JIMA 1945 World War II  News | eBay

Battle of Iwo Jima order of battle - Wikipedia

Battle of Iwo Jima

80,000 US MARINES Invade IWO JIMA Beach FORTRESS! - Call to Arms: GoH WW2  Mod

Marines on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945 - War Posters - Enoch  Pratt Free Library - Digital Maryland

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INTERNMENT ORDER SIGNED ON THIS DAY

Franklin D. Roosevelt's Act of Infamy ...

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed
Executive Order 9066, initiating a controversial World War II
policy with lasting consequences for Japanese Americans.

The document ordered the forced removal of resident "enemy
aliens" from parts of the West vaguely identified as military
areas.


Executive Order for Japanese American Internment

The History Of America's Japanese Internment Camps - MetroFocus

California Plans to Apologize to Japanese-Americans Over Internment - The  New York Times

World War II Internment of Japanese Americans in Washington -  HistoryLink.org

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