 One of the pilots who flew the planes in the film footage was Navy  Lt. Edward "Butch" OHare. OHare served as a fighter pilot in the  Pacific and shot down five Japanese planes in his first battle,  earning ace status and the Medal of Honor. OHare would go on to  down 12 planes total and become one of the top heroes of the war  before he was killed in action off the Gilbert Islands in November,  1943. OHare International Airport in Chicago was later named for  him.