How O'Hare Got Its Name

O'Hare Airport
@Marcyaz (35316)
United States
June 8, 2016 9:28am CST
Do you know how O'Hare airport in Chicago came to be named. Butch O'Hare was the first Naval Aviator to receive the Medal of Honor for his bravery in battle. Butch was also the son of Eward O'Hare also called Easy Eddie who was a lawyer for the mob during the Capone days and he decided he wanted to make things right and testified against the mob. He did this because he wanted his son to know he was still a good person. Easy Eddie was gunned down one day and in his pocket he had a picture of his son, a rosary and a medallion.
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JB_girl
@sol_cee (38669)
• Philippines
8 Jun 16
Is it Metal of Honor? Or Medal of Honor? I dunno but the first one sounds cool.
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marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
8 Jun 16
@sol_cee I have corrected that thanks for asking me. lol
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JB_girl
@sol_cee (38669)
• Philippines
9 Jun 16
@Marcyaz i kinda liked metal of honor though. So funky. lol
marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
9 Jun 16
@sol_cee Either way you knew what I meant. lol
John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Jun 16
I did not know the story behind the name. These days, I am surprised the airport name hasn't been changed to O'Hare Airport as presented by (fill in corporate sponsor name).
marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
8 Jun 16
@JohnRoberts I thought it to be very intersting. I imagine one of these days the name will be presented with a corporate sponsor name maybe even more than one.
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marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
8 Jun 16
@JohnRoberts That would not be surprising at all.
John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Jun 16
@Marcyaz I would not be surprised that one day O'Hare is changed to Obama Airport.
Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
8 Jun 16
I am surprised that I have not heard of either of them.
Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
8 Jun 16
@Marcyaz I know who Alphonse Capote was and many other gangsters from the prohibition era, it is the two people named O'hare that I have not heard of.
marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
8 Jun 16
@Asylum You have never heard of scarface Capone? He is the one that the FBI was always trying to get. Have you heard the name Elliot Ness, if so it was during his time.
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Bluedoll
@Bluedoll (16770)
• Canada
11 Jun 16
What a life they had. Didn't know this. It's interesting to know these people were real and not just stories in a movie.
marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
11 Jun 16
@bluedoll Quite a life indeed. Yes they were real and not just stories in a book.
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cmoneyspinner
@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
19 Jul 16
Glad he made sure his son had a clear picture of him before he departed.
marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
19 Jul 16
@cmoneyspinner Yes his son knew his father did the right thing when he did.
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
9 Jun 16
that's actually pretty cool!
marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
10 Jun 16
@Jessicalynnt Yep I thought it was cool to hear that.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
8 Jun 16
Thanks for this interesting information. I had no idea .
marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
8 Jun 16
@Tampa_girl7 Your Welcome I thought it was very interesting how it came to be named.
DianneN
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
8 Jun 16
I had no idea of this. Thanks for sharing. It seems I'm still learning more about Chicago every day.
marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
8 Jun 16
@DianneN Your Welcome just found this out recently from a friend of mine and found it very interesting.
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Shiva
@Shiva49 (28366)
• Singapore
9 Jun 16
Have heard of O'Hare airport since young. Quite a touching story about those times and also father's love for his son - siva
marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
9 Jun 16
@Shiva49 Thank You I thought it would be of interst since so many people have heard of O'Hare International Airport. It is touching a father's love for his son.
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