Medal of Honor recipient

World War II fighter pilot Lt. Cmdr. Edward "Butch" O'Hare, right, is congratulated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as O'Hare's wife Rita places the Medal of Honor around his neck on April 21, 1942, during a White House ceremony in Washington, D.C.

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World War II fighter pilot Lt. Cmdr. Edward "Butch" O'Hare, right, is congratulated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as O'Hare's wife Rita places the Medal of Honor around his neck on April 21, 1942, during a White House ceremony in Washington, D.C.

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