CDR Butch O'Hare, Naval Ace

[ANDY M]

Frank, as Paul Harvey would say, "Now you know the rest of the story". BTW, I first heard this story on his radio show years ago. Somehow that last part was overlooked.
Thanks for the "real" rest of the story.
Andy

[TimG]

The good old Lexington is in Corpus Christi in fine form. I spent a night on it when my boys were is Scouts. It was an annual trip.

[Salvatore]

Frank M. that is a great story! I had to read it again. Thanks for the history lesson! Sam

[sssteve]

[ QUOTE ]
The good old Lexington is in Corpus Christi in fine form. I spent a night on it when my boys were is Scouts. It was an annual trip.

[/ QUOTE ]I am a big WW II history also.Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't the original carrier "Lexington"sink in the "Battle of Coral Sea" in May of 1942.The carrier "Yorktown"(later sunk in the "Battle Of Midway") was also damadged.This was the first time in history opposing capital ships were sunk without being in sight of each other.I beleive the Japanese lost the carrier "Zukaku".The Lexington in Corpus Christi must be a later carrier.

[m22mike]

Good history on USS Yorktown CV5, the 3rd. Yorktown

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/...-yorktown.html

And USS Lexington CV2, the 4th Lexington

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/...lexington.html

Both lost in battle

Mike