Marion: This has been on the web before and I cant realize why the 2 stories shouod be shown instead of just his heroism story. Also here is one rebuttal from another site:::
Quote: "Okay, no, the garbage about Butch O'Hare's father is not true. He was NOT Capone's lawyer. While it is true he was murdered, and probably by members of a Chicago gang, he never testified against Capone.
And the description of the action in which O'Hare was credited with shooting down 5 G4M bombers, for which he was, indeed, awarded the Medal of Honor, does not come close to what actually happened.
I could pick apart the stories piece by piece, but I just don't feel like it.
Suggest you get your hands on a copy of John Lundstrom's and Steve Ewing's "Fateful Rendezvous" if you want the real story of Butch O'Hare, and, for that matter, his father.
Rich"" Just maybe it is the true story. Kinda makes one wonder about the "Captain Kangaroo/ Lee Marvin and the Mr. Rodgers" bit of falacy again.