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[2] 153k | [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. | [1] Hugh Stratford, VF-3, 1941-1942
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| 74k | Underway at Norfolk Navy Yard, September 19 1953 | Robert Hurst |
| 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).
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| 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 |
| 49k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
On Spanish Service
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| 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 |
Loaned to Spain renamed Méndez Núñez (D63).
