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[1] [2] [3] [4]	[1] 39k [2] 153k [3] 111k [4] 91k	[1] Second from right, front row: LT Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare, first Navy Ace in WW2 and Medal of Honor recipient: on February 20, 1942, he shot down five Japanese bombers and probably saved Lexington. Promoted to Lieutenant Commander, he was later Commander, Air Group Six aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6). He was reported as MIA in November 1943 and declared dead one year later. In addition to the Medal of Honor, he earned a Navy Cross and other awards. Destroyer USS O'Hare (DD-889) was named after him. For more about this amazing photo and the people it contains go to our page for the USS Lexington (CV-2). [2] Photo #: 208-PU-14842. Lieutenant Edward Henry ("Butch") O'Hare, USN, seated in the cockpit of his Grumman F4F "Wildcat" fighter, circa spring 1942. The plane is marked with five Japanese flags, representing the five enemy bombers he was credited with shooting down as they attempted to attack USS Lexington (CV-2) northeast of the Solomon Islands on 20 February 1942. The censor has blanked out the Fighting Squadron Three "Felix the Cat" insignia below the windshield. Photograph from the Office of War Information collection in the U.S. National Archives. [3] Lt. Edward H. O'Hare from Life Magazine in 1942, photo by Ralph Morse. [4] "Butch" O'Hare's section aboard USS Independence on 6 Sept 1943. Left to Right: Alex Vraciu (Buth's wingman), Butch O'Hare, Sy Mendenhall and A. Willy Callan. (Note: Alex Vraciu was the leading Navy Ace until shot down over Luzon and spent several months with the guerillas. He is listed as the Navy's # 4 Ace with 19 victories)		[1] Hugh Stratford, VF-3, 1941-1942 [2-3] Bill Gonyo [4] Mark Maxwell
	104k	Artist's conception of the O'Hare in a cutaway view by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.		Navy Yard Associates
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	185k	March 1947 at Brooklyn, NY.		Ed Zajkowski
	74k	Underway at Norfolk Navy Yard, September 19 1953		Robert Hurst
	193k	August 16 1954, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	69k	USS O'Hare (DD 889) completed her FRAM-I modernization in Dec. 1963 and was later fitted with an ULQ-6 ECM (active) system. This required the rebuilding of her electronics mast (the short lattice mast atop the DASH hangar), as can be seen in this March 1970 photo taken in Barcelona, Spain. The destroyer alongside is USS Conyngham (DDG 17).		Fabio Peña
	83k	Norfolk, VA May 25 1966.		Marc Piché
	142k	WestPac (Vietnam) cruise of 1966.		Don Sullivan
	109k	WestPac (Vietnam) cruise of 1966.		Don Sullivan
	130k	WestPac (Vietnam) cruise of 1966.		Don Sullivan
	106k	WestPac (Vietnam) cruise of 1966.		Don Sullivan
	64k	WestPac (Vietnam) cruise of 1966.		Don Sullivan
	261k	USS O'Hare (DD-889) arriving in Genoa on May 27 1969 with the French (F-774) in the background deprating and the USS William R. Rush (DD-714) and USS Brownson (DD-868) arriving.		Carlo Martinelli
	279k	USS O'Hare (DD-889) arriving in Genoa on May 27 1969.		Carlo Martinelli
Commissioning/Decommissioning pamphlet - October 31 1973				Wolfgang Hechler
	49k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
On Spanish Service
	40k	Casto Méndez Núñez, born in Vigo, 1 July 1824 and died in Pontevedra, 21 August 1869. Spanish sailor, Rear Admiral in the Spanish Royal Navy and a hero in the Spanish-South American War [Pacific War, 1865-1866].		Francisco Javier Santos Vazquez
	189k	Undated, location unknown. Courtesy of Foro 11a Escuadrilla de Escoltas (http://www.destructorchurruca.es.vg/).		Francisco Javier Santos Vazquez
	182k	Undated, location unknown. Courtesy of Foro 11a Escuadrilla de Escoltas (http://www.destructorchurruca.es.vg/).		Francisco Javier Santos Vazquez
	111k	As D 63, starboard bow view, moored almost exactly in the same place, but seven years later (Jan. 15, 1977) and flying the Spanish flag, her electronics mast can be seen in greater detail. Two more ex-US warships are in the background: the submarine Almirante García de los Reyes (S 31) --ex-USS Kraken (SS 370)-- and the destroyer Churruca (D 61) --ex-USS Eugene A. Greene (DD 711)--; note that the Churruca is fitted with an SPS-40 air search radar, whereas Méndez Núñez has an SPS-29.		Fabio Peña
	83k	As D 63, starboard quarter view, superstructure detail is lost against the background clutter but a few hull features are noticeable in this Jan. 15, 1977, photo taken in Barcelona, Spain: moderate sheer forward, slight sheer aft, starboard propeller guard.		Fabio Peña
	75k	Three Spanish warships seen during a port call to Barcelona, Spain, on 23 January 1983. From left to right: the Fletcher-class destroyer Jorge Juan (D 25), ex-USS McGowan (DD 678); the Gearing-class destroyer Méndez Núñez (D 63), ex-USS O'Hare (DD 889); and the guided missile frigate Asturias (F 74). As an example of warship growth, Fletchers and Gearings were large "destroyers" by World War II standards, but a "frigate" designed in the 1960s, such as the Asturias, was noticeably larger.		Fabio Peña
	14k	Coat of arms for the Spanish DesRon 11, USS Eugene A. Greene (DD-711), USS Furse (DD-882), USS O'Hare (DD-889), USS Leary (DD-879) and USS Noa (DD-841).		Francisco Javier Santos Vazquez

CDR Robert W. Leach    Nov 29 1945 - Mar 25 1947
CDR William Smith Howell    Mar 25 1947 - Mar 20 1948
CDR Rodney Jenkins Badger    Mar 20 1948 - Mar 20 1950
CDR James L. Arrington II    Mar 20 1950 - Oct 30 1951
CDR O. D. McMillan    Oct 30 1951 - Jan 3 1953
(Decommissioned Jan 3 1953 - Sep 1 1953)
CDR William Reese Hunnicutt Jr.    Sep 1 1953 - Sep 22 1955
CDR Henry Grady Reaves Jr.    Sep 22 1955 - Jul 22 1957
CDR D. R. Williams    Jul 22 1957 - Aug 21 1958
CDR E. A. Gardes    Aug 21 1958 - Aug 9 1960
CDR Boyd E. Gustafson    Aug 9 1960 - Aug 11 1961
CDR Frank Walter Clift III    Aug 11 1961 - Mar 1 1963
LCDR Henry Chester Jameson    Mar 1 1963 - Sep 30 1963
CDR Floyd Davis Bowdey    Sep 30 1963 - Apr 3 1965
CDR Ernest Joseph Chuilli    Apr 3 1965 - Sep 10 1966
CDR Donald James Krejcarek    Sep 10 1966 - Jun 4 1968
CDR Morton M. Golde    Jun 4 1968 - Nov 14 1969
CDR Robert Benjamin (Pete) Meeks Jr.    Nov 14 1969 - Oct 16 1970
CDR Paul E. Sutherland Jr.    Oct 16 1970 - Apr 28 1972 (Later RADM)
CDR Paul Clinton Lown    Apr 28 1972 - Oct 31 1973

CdF Francisco Obrador Serra    Oct 31 1973 - Aug 1 1975
CdF Jose Maria Maza Daben    Aug 1 1975 - Feb 1 1977
CdF Jose Pinero Martinez    Feb 1 1977 - Dec 2 1978 (Later VADM)
CdF Jose Luis Tato Tejedor    Dec 2 1978 - Jun 2 1980
CdF Jose Perez Ortiz    Jun 2 1980 - Jun 2 1981
CdF Juan Gonzalez-Aller Balseyro    Jun 2 1981 - Jun 2 1982 (Later RADM)
CdF Cristobal Lopez-Cortijo Gonzalez-Aller    Jun 2 1982 - Dec 2 1983
CdF Alejandro Cuerda Ortega    Dec 2 1983 - Jun 3 1985
CdF Manuel Fernandez Rivera    Jun 3 1985 - Dec 4 1986
CdF Jose Antonio Zea Salgueiro    Dec 4 1986 - Mar 1 1988 (Later ADM)
CdF Miguel Fernandez Fernandez    Mar 1 1988 - Aug 28 1989 (Later ADM)
CdF Porfirio Moreno Sierra    Aug 28 1989 - Feb 22 1991 (Later VADM)
CdF Tomas Gonzalez Gonzalez    Feb 22 1991 - Apr 3 1992