Wednesday, April 18, 2012

SandBoxUtah: Command Posts "Doolittle Raid Reading and Viewing List"


A must read from Callie Oettinger.  

Peruse official photos in this incredible collection.  Read the stories gathered and link to historical data that you may have never known before.

'Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders', thank you so much for your service.

Photo Credit:  Crew No. 13 (Plane #40-2247, target Yokosuka): 37th Bombardment Squadron, front row: Lt. Edgar E. McElroy, pilot; and Lt. Richard A. Knobloch, copilot; back row: Lt. Clayton J. Campbell, navigator; Master Sgt. Robert C. Bourgeois, bombardier; and Sgt. Adam R. Williams, flight engineer/gunner. Image: Pacific Air Forces.



Photo Credit: Crew No. 10 (Plane #40-2250, target Tokyo): 89th Reconnaissance Squadron, front row: Lt. Richard O. Joyce, pilot; and Lt. J. Royden Stork, copilot; back row: Lt. Horace E. Crouch, navigator/bombardier; Sgt. George E. Larkin Jr., flight engineer; and Staff Sgt. Edwin W. Horton Jr., gunner. Image and caption: Pacific Air Forces.



Photo Credit: Tung-Sheng Liu (third from right in white jacket) stands with the crew of Lt. Travis Hoover. He helped these men escape capture following the Doolittle Raid. He later immigrated to the United States and was one of four individuals names as honorary Doolittle Raiders. Image and caption: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.



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