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Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry “Butch” O’Hare (March 13, 1914 – November 26, 1943) was an Irish-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 managed to shoot down or damage several enemy bombers. On April 21, 1942, he became the first naval recipient of the Medal of Honor in World War II
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Good to be reminded how much the Irish Americans have given in Military Service to the US from the Civil War to now. I would also throw in the Irish contributions to our two most respected public service civilian occupations, Police Officers and Firefighters. Those bagpipes you hear at Police and Firefighter's funerals did not show up accidentally. They are a part of the Scots/Irish cultural heritage, that has become a part of the American tapestry. Happy St. Patrick's Day to my Irish American Brothers.
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Capt Lance Gallardo
Happy St. Patricks day, March 17th, Back at you. Even my local Costco had some Irish Corned beef. Irish Fun facts:
Happy Saint Patrick's day! if I forget to mention it to all of you later this month. I wonder if March is Officially "celebrate Irish Immigration Month" anywhere in the US? Fun facts: The Origins of St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day celebrates the Roman Catholic feast day of the patron saint of Ireland. St. Patrick died on March 17, 461. But did you know that he wasn't even Irish? Here are some fun facts about St. Patrick and some activities you can use to teach about his day.
History:
Patrick's birth name was Maewyn. He was born in Roman Britain. He was kidnapped into slavery and brought to Ireland.
He escaped to a monastery in Gaul (France) and converted to Christianity. He went back to Ireland in 432 as a missionary. While Christianity had already taken hold in the country, tradition has it that Patrick confronted the Druids at Tara and abolished their pagan rites, making Christianity more widespread.
Patrick became a bishop and after his death was named Ireland's patron saint. Celebrations in Ireland were understated though. When the Irish emigrated to the U.S., they created the bigger celebrations and parades known today.
Eighteenth century Irish soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War held the first St. Patrick Day parades. The celebrations became a way for the Irish to connect with their roots after they moved to America.
Fun Facts:
The shamrock: According to legend St. Patrick used the three leaf clover (or shamrock) to explain the Trinity.
Dyeing the river green: The practice of dyeing the river green started in Chicago in 1962, when city officials decided to dye a portion of the Chicago River green.
Corn beef and cabbage: This is an Irish American dish. Irish Americans were so poor they could not afford certain meals. On St. Patrick's Day, the best meal they could afford was beef and cabbage. It became a staple for the holiday.
Happy Saint Patrick's day! if I forget to mention it to all of you later this month. I wonder if March is Officially "celebrate Irish Immigration Month" anywhere in the US? Fun facts: The Origins of St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day celebrates the Roman Catholic feast day of the patron saint of Ireland. St. Patrick died on March 17, 461. But did you know that he wasn't even Irish? Here are some fun facts about St. Patrick and some activities you can use to teach about his day.
History:
Patrick's birth name was Maewyn. He was born in Roman Britain. He was kidnapped into slavery and brought to Ireland.
He escaped to a monastery in Gaul (France) and converted to Christianity. He went back to Ireland in 432 as a missionary. While Christianity had already taken hold in the country, tradition has it that Patrick confronted the Druids at Tara and abolished their pagan rites, making Christianity more widespread.
Patrick became a bishop and after his death was named Ireland's patron saint. Celebrations in Ireland were understated though. When the Irish emigrated to the U.S., they created the bigger celebrations and parades known today.
Eighteenth century Irish soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War held the first St. Patrick Day parades. The celebrations became a way for the Irish to connect with their roots after they moved to America.
Fun Facts:
The shamrock: According to legend St. Patrick used the three leaf clover (or shamrock) to explain the Trinity.
Dyeing the river green: The practice of dyeing the river green started in Chicago in 1962, when city officials decided to dye a portion of the Chicago River green.
Corn beef and cabbage: This is an Irish American dish. Irish Americans were so poor they could not afford certain meals. On St. Patrick's Day, the best meal they could afford was beef and cabbage. It became a staple for the holiday.
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Here's another tidbit that most people outside of Chicago wouldn't know...
Butch's father, Edward Joseph O'Hare, was a lawyer who worked closely with Al Capone before turning against him and helping convict Capone of tax evasion.
It's believed that O'Hare was the one who identified Capone's Tax Accountant to the FBI...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_J._O'Hare
Butch's father, Edward Joseph O'Hare, was a lawyer who worked closely with Al Capone before turning against him and helping convict Capone of tax evasion.
It's believed that O'Hare was the one who identified Capone's Tax Accountant to the FBI...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_J._O'Hare
Edward J. O'Hare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Joseph O'Hare, aka "Easy Eddie" (September 5, 1893 – November 8, 1939), was a lawyer in St. Louis and later in Chicago, where he began working with Al Capone, and later helped federal prosecutors convict Capone of tax evasion. In 1939, a week before Capone was released from Alcatraz, O'Hare was shot to death while driving. He was the father of Medal of Honor recipient Butch O'Hare, for whom Chicago O'Hare Airport is named.
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Capt Lance Gallardo
Awesome PO2 Erickson, thanks for sharing that Gem of Chicago/US History! I often say the best American History usually does not make it into the History books, but is passed down in living memory from family to family. Rural African American and Oakie/poor Rural White Oral Histories (both of these groups often suffered from illiteracy) is especially relevant this way. In my family's history, we love telling the story of my great great grandfather Pedro Rubalcava (my father's great grandfather) in the 1860s, who was a bit of a scoundrel cowboy in the old Mexican West. Not a bad man per se, he liked to make fun of the law. He was said to ride his horse into a saloon and give his horse shots of whiskey until the horse's eyes turned red. He had a falling out with the local law, and once escaped a posse by jumping his big white horse over a small ravine (6 foot gap maybe), and the posse would not follow him over that leap. He ended up getting shot in the back, after being captured and told he was free to leave the local jail, then assassinated as he walked away.
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