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75 Years Ago Today - Doolittle Raider's Hit Tokyo
Posted on 4/17/17 at 10:57 pm
Posted on 4/17/17 at 10:57 pm
"On April 18, 1942, 80 men led by United States Army Air Corps Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle climbed into bombers aboard an aircraft carrier for a daring, top-secret mission to boost American morale after Pearl Harbor and prove to the Japanese their home islands were not untouchable."
The Greatest Generation!! Thank You !!
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The Greatest Generation!! Thank You !!
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This post was edited on 4/17/17 at 10:58 pm
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Posted on 4/17/17 at 10:58 pm to ItzMe1972
You're a little early, shitbird
This post was edited on 4/17/17 at 10:58 pm
Posted on 4/17/17 at 11:00 pm to ItzMe1972
So 74 years and 364 days ago?
Posted on 4/17/17 at 11:02 pm to ItzMe1972
Posted on 4/17/17 at 11:03 pm to ItzMe1972
My dad and I have been trying to find it, but Doolittle wrote a letter to my grandfather thanking him for the work he did on the planes' engines for the raid.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 11:04 pm to ItzMe1972
It is probably the greatest expression of American military greatness that we have ever seen.
True bombers off of a WW2 carrier deck on a one way trip just because we wanted to hit them so bad we tried that craziness.
True bombers off of a WW2 carrier deck on a one way trip just because we wanted to hit them so bad we tried that craziness.
This post was edited on 4/17/17 at 11:06 pm
Posted on 4/17/17 at 11:05 pm to ItzMe1972
Posted on 4/18/17 at 2:22 am to ItzMe1972
For those who have never heard of this raid...
It was the one portrayed at the end of the movie "Pearl Harbor"
It was the one portrayed at the end of the movie "Pearl Harbor"
Posted on 4/18/17 at 2:33 am to ItzMe1972
This was portrayed in the pearl harbor movie 
Posted on 4/18/17 at 2:39 am to ItzMe1972
Posted on 4/18/17 at 6:17 am to ItzMe1972
I just saw Col. Cole at the wwii museum. He's the last surviving member of the raid. He's 101 and still gets around.
Fun fact:most wwii vets hate the "greatest generation" title
Fun fact:most wwii vets hate the "greatest generation" title
Posted on 4/18/17 at 6:50 am to ItzMe1972
For a time, they had training over Lake Murray, not far from Columbia. I grew up with stories of people finding bomb shrapnel and fragments from their practice runs all those years ago.
They even pulled out a B-25 that had crashed during training and wasn't recovered until 2005. (this B25 had actually crashed after Doolittle and his boys hit Tokyo)
For a time, Columbia had the Capital City Bombers as their minor league team, named after the Raider's of course.
It's a small part of their history that I'm proud we share.
They even pulled out a B-25 that had crashed during training and wasn't recovered until 2005. (this B25 had actually crashed after Doolittle and his boys hit Tokyo)
For a time, Columbia had the Capital City Bombers as their minor league team, named after the Raider's of course.
It's a small part of their history that I'm proud we share.
This post was edited on 4/18/17 at 6:54 am
Posted on 4/18/17 at 7:26 am to ItzMe1972
Posted on 4/18/17 at 9:21 am to ItzMe1972
I was getting a festival poster framed when I first moved to Houma. In line with me was a woman who had to amazing pieces to get framed. The first one was a civil war letter. It read "dear momma" and that was it. It had a blood stain on it. The second was al her grandfather'so pics of all the pilots in the raid. Imy pretty sure he was one of the pilots as it had personal messages written next to each photo.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 1:56 pm to ItzMe1972
His autobiography, "I Could Never Be So Lucky Again", was one of the best I have ever read.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 2:09 pm to ItzMe1972
True story, my dad is good friends with Dick Cole, the last raider still alive. He talks to him about once a week. very interesting guy
Posted on 4/19/17 at 11:32 am to ItzMe1972
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