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General James Harold Doolittle, Sr. MP (1896 - 1993)

"Jimmy"

Medal of Honor Recipient Retired Air Force General James Harold Doolittle December 14, 1896 Alameda, California. USA – September 27, 1993 Pebble Beach, California USA, (aged 96) AKO Jimmy. Buried at Ar...

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General James Harold Doolittle, Sr. MP (1896 - 1993)

"Jimmy"

Medal of Honor Recipient Retired Air Force General James Harold Doolittle December 14, 1896 Alameda, California. USA – September 27, 1993 Pebble Beach, California USA, (aged 96) AKO Jimmy. Buried at Ar...

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Harold Althouse Spatz (1921 - 1942)

Doolittle raid, POW. Crew #16 Harold A. Spatz, 6936659, Sergeant Engineer-Gunner Crew 16 Born July 14, 1921, Lebo, Kansas Executed by Japanese firing squad, October 15, 1942 Graduated from Lebo High...

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Harold Althouse Spatz (1921 - 1942)

Doolittle raid, POW. Crew #16 Harold A. Spatz, 6936659, Sergeant Engineer-Gunner Crew 16 Born July 14, 1921, Lebo, Kansas Executed by Japanese firing squad, October 15, 1942 Graduated from Lebo High...

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Jacob Eierman (1913 - 1994)

Jacob Eierman, 6883947, Major Engineer Crew 14 Born February 2, 1913, Baltimore, Maryland Died January 16, 1994 Enlisted December 4, 1935 at Baltimore, Maryland and served at bases in New York, Hawa...

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Jacob Eierman (1913 - 1994)

Jacob Eierman, 6883947, Major Engineer Crew 14 Born February 2, 1913, Baltimore, Maryland Died January 16, 1994 Enlisted December 4, 1935 at Baltimore, Maryland and served at bases in New York, Hawa...

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Col. James H. Macia, Crew #14 (1916 - 2009)

"Chappie", "Herb", "Chap"

He was born on April 10, 1916 in Tombstone, Arizona. After graduating from Tombstone High School, he attended the University of Arizona studying mining engineering. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma f...

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Col. James H. Macia, Crew #14 (1916 - 2009)

"Chappie", "Herb", "Chap"

He was born on April 10, 1916 in Tombstone, Arizona. After graduating from Tombstone High School, he attended the University of Arizona studying mining engineering. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma f...

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His love of aviation caused him to enter the U.S. Army Air Corps and receive pilot training prior to World War II. At the outbreak of the war, he volunteered with Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle to take ...

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His love of aviation caused him to enter the U.S. Army Air Corps and receive pilot training prior to World War II. At the outbreak of the war, he volunteered with Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle to take ...

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Frank Peak Akers was an American US Navy Rear Admiral who, among many other accomplishments, was the first aviator to make an instrument landing aboard an aircraft carrier. He was the navigator on b...

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Frank Peak Akers was an American US Navy Rear Admiral who, among many other accomplishments, was the first aviator to make an instrument landing aboard an aircraft carrier. He was the navigator on b...

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Gen. Richard A. Knobloch, Crew # 13 (1918 - 2001)

""Knobby""

from Kansas State University with a BA Degree. Entered military service in November, 1940 at Randolph Field, Texas. Graduated from pilot training and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, July, 1941. Af...

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Gen. Richard A. Knobloch, Crew # 13 (1918 - 2001)

""Knobby""

from Kansas State University with a BA Degree. Entered military service in November, 1940 at Randolph Field, Texas. Graduated from pilot training and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, July, 1941. Af...

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Clayton J. Campbell (1917 - 2002)

Clayton J. Campbell, 0-419327, Lieutenant Colonel Navigator Crew 13 Born March 14, 1917 in St. Maries, Idaho Died November 17, 2002, Richland, WA Graduated from University of Idaho with B.S. degree ...

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Clayton J. Campbell (1917 - 2002)

Clayton J. Campbell, 0-419327, Lieutenant Colonel Navigator Crew 13 Born March 14, 1917 in St. Maries, Idaho Died November 17, 2002, Richland, WA Graduated from University of Idaho with B.S. degree ...

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Richard Ewing Miller (1916 - 1943)

Richard Ewing Miller, 0-432352, Captain Bombardier Crew 2 Born March 2, 1916, Fort Wayne, Indiana Killed in Action, January 22, 1943 from wounds received in action over North Africa Two years college...

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Richard Ewing Miller (1916 - 1943)

Richard Ewing Miller, 0-432352, Captain Bombardier Crew 2 Born March 2, 1916, Fort Wayne, Indiana Killed in Action, January 22, 1943 from wounds received in action over North Africa Two years college...

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from Amherst Massachusetts High School in June, 1932. Received BS degree in Agriculture from Mass. State College in 1938. Commissioned in Cavalry Reserve from ROTC, June, 1937. Entered service as Flyin...

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from Amherst Massachusetts High School in June, 1932. Received BS degree in Agriculture from Mass. State College in 1938. Commissioned in Cavalry Reserve from ROTC, June, 1937. Entered service as Flyin...

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AA degree from Riverside Junior College in 1938 and BA degree from University of California in 1949. Enlisted in National Guard November 9, 1938 and Regular Army in August, 1939. Completed pilot traini...

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AA degree from Riverside Junior College in 1938 and BA degree from University of California in 1949. Enlisted in National Guard November 9, 1938 and Regular Army in August, 1939. Completed pilot traini...

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Fitzhugh was born on February 18, 1915, in Temple, Texas. After graduating from the University of Texas, he entered the Aviation Cadet Program of the U.S. Army Air Corps on November 21, 1940. Fitzhugh ...

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Fitzhugh was born on February 18, 1915, in Temple, Texas. After graduating from the University of Texas, he entered the Aviation Cadet Program of the U.S. Army Air Corps on November 21, 1940. Fitzhugh ...

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Attended high school for two years and enlisted July 13, 1931 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Received training as airplane mechanic and after assignments to units at Kelly Field, Texas, Chanute Field, Illinoi...

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Attended high school for two years and enlisted July 13, 1931 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Received training as airplane mechanic and after assignments to units at Kelly Field, Texas, Chanute Field, Illinoi...

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Col. Henry Potter, Crew # 1 (1918 - 2002)

"Alpheus"

military service at Pierre on July 26, 1940. Attended Yankton College, South Dakota and the University of Oregon. Completed navigator training and commissioned Second Lieutenant in June, 1941. Had Stat...

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Col. Henry Potter, Crew # 1 (1918 - 2002)

"Alpheus"

military service at Pierre on July 26, 1940. Attended Yankton College, South Dakota and the University of Oregon. Completed navigator training and commissioned Second Lieutenant in June, 1941. Had Stat...

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Fred Braemer was a member of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders in WWII. He dropped the first bomb on Japan after Pearl Harbor from Jimmy Doolittle's plane #1 Braemer was born on January 31, 1918, in Seattle,...

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Fred Braemer was a member of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders in WWII. He dropped the first bomb on Japan after Pearl Harbor from Jimmy Doolittle's plane #1 Braemer was born on January 31, 1918, in Seattle,...

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Sixteen planes and 80 airmen took part in the mission, flown low to the ground in daylight by pilots who had never taken off from a carrier; the planes were designed for takeoff from land bases. They...

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Sixteen planes and 80 airmen took part in the mission, flown low to the ground in daylight by pilots who had never taken off from a carrier; the planes were designed for takeoff from land bases. They...

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Griffith Paul Williams (1920 - 1998)

Sources: findagrave.com and childrenofthedoolittleraiders.con Griffith Paul Williams, 0-421336, Major Co-Pilot Crew 15 Born July 10, 1920, Chicago, Illinois Died August 14, 1998 Completed two years...

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Griffith Paul Williams (1920 - 1998)

Sources: findagrave.com and childrenofthedoolittleraiders.con Griffith Paul Williams, 0-421336, Major Co-Pilot Crew 15 Born July 10, 1920, Chicago, Illinois Died August 14, 1998 Completed two years...

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. degree at Harvard Medical School in 1937. Took postgraduate training at Johns Hopkins and interned in Baltimore and Honolulu .Joined Army Air Corps in June, 1941. Served as gunner on Tokyo Raid, Apri...

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. degree at Harvard Medical School in 1937. Took postgraduate training at Johns Hopkins and interned in Baltimore and Honolulu .Joined Army Air Corps in June, 1941. Served as gunner on Tokyo Raid, Apri...

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Graduated from Arlington High School, Arlington, Mass. Entered military service December 31, 1940 at Boston, Mass. Graduated from bombardier training and commissioned as Second Lieutenant in August, ...

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Graduated from Arlington High School, Arlington, Mass. Entered military service December 31, 1940 at Boston, Mass. Graduated from bombardier training and commissioned as Second Lieutenant in August, ...

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from Garfield County high School, Jordan, Montana. Enlisted December 7, 1939 at Fort George Wright, Washington and attended Air Corps Training School, Chanute Field, Illinois. Served throughout World W...

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from Garfield County high School, Jordan, Montana. Enlisted December 7, 1939 at Fort George Wright, Washington and attended Air Corps Training School, Chanute Field, Illinois. Served throughout World W...

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