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Mr. Vraciu entered combat in 1943 as part of Fighting Squadron 6, serving as wingman for Lt. Cmdr. Butch O’Hare, the Navy’s first combat pilot ace and its first aviator to receive the Medal of Honor in World War II.

He fought a long war.

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“O’Hare” - for which that very busy airport in Chicago is named (formerly named Orchard Field).