Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders 38 Autographs Signed Hardcover RARE

Description: DOOLITTLE'S TOKYO RAIDERSBy Carroll V. Glines An amazing addition to any historical collection. Includes a letter signed by Stephen Leonard, an Honorable Tokyo Raider. The letter is written to Frank and Darlene Scott. Frank built the Union Plaza Hotel at No. 1 Main Street with several partners in 1971. He served in Japan during World War II as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Infantry. He died in 2006. Book is signed by the Author, Carroll V. Glines on the title page, along with Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders and Honorable Tokyo Raiders on the half title page. The last surviving Doolittle Raider died in 2019. The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, was an air raid on 18 April 1942 by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu during World War II. It was the first air operation to strike the Japanese archipelago. The identified autographs are noted below in BOLD. One autograph I cannot read to be identified. Names not in bold have not signed this book and only noted for your reference. CREW #1 TARGET TOKYO - LTCOL James H. Doolittle - Pilot (SIGNED) - LT Richard E. Cole - Copilot (SIGNED) - LT Henry A Potter - Navigator (SIGNED) S/SGT Fred A Braemer - Bombardier S/SGT Paul J. Leonard - Flight Engineer / Gunner (killed in action 1943) CREW #2 TARGET TOKYO - LT Travis Hoover - Pilot (SIGNED) LT William N. Fitzhugh - Copilot - LT Carl R. Wildner - Navigator (SIGNED) LT Richard E. Miller - Bombardier (killed in action 1943) - SGT Douglas V. Radney - Flight Engineer / Gunner (SIGNED) CREW #3 TARGET TOKYO LT Robert M. Gray - Pilot (killed in action) LT Jacob E. Manich - Copilot (died in crash) LT Charles J. Ozuk Jr - Navigator SGT Aden B. Jones - Bombardier CPL Leland D. Faktor - Flight Engineer / Gunner (killed in Doolittle raid over Tokyo) CREW #4 TARGET TOKYO - LT Everett “Brick” W. Holstrom - Pilot (SIGNED) LT Lucian N. Youngblood - Copilot (died in plane crash) LT Harry C. McCool - Navigator SGT Robert J. Stephens - Bombardier (died 1959) - CPL Bert M. Jordan - Flight Engineer / Gunner (SIGNED) CREW #5 TARGET TOKYO - CAPT David M. Jones - Pilot (SIGNED) LT Ross R. Wilder - Copilot (died 1964) LT Eugene F. McGurl - Navigator (killed in action) LT Denver V. Truelove - Bombardier (killed in action over Italy) - SGT Joseph W. Manske - Flight Engineer / Gunner (SIGNED) CREW #6 TARGET TOKYO LT Dean E. Hallmark - Pilot (prisoner of war, executed) LT Robert J. Meder - Copilot (killed in action, died in captivity) LT Chase J. Nielsen - Navigator (prisoner of war / survived) SGT William J. Dieter - Bombardier (killed, missing in action, 18 April 1942) SGT Donald E. Fitzmaurice - Flight Engineer / Gunner (killed/missing in action, 18 April 1942) CREW #7 TARGET TOKYO LT Ted W. Lawson - Pilot - LT Dean Davenport - Copilot (SIGNED) - LT Charles L. McClure - Navigator (SIGNED) LT Robert S. Clever - Bombardier (died in plane crash 1942) - SGT David J. Thatcher - Flight Engineer / Gunner (SIGNED) CREW #8 TARGET TOKYO CAPT Edward J. York - Pilot - LT Robert G. Emmens - Copilot (SIGNED) - LT Nolan A. Herndon - Navigator (SIGNED) S/SGT Theodore H. Laban - Bombardier (died 1974) - SGT David W. Pohl - Flight Engineer / Gunner (SIGNED) CREW #9 TARGET TOKYO LT Harold F. Watson - Pilot - LT James N. Parker Jr. - Copilot (SIGNED) LT Thomas C. Griffin - Navigator SGT Wayne M. Bissell - Bombardier T/SGT Eldred V. Scott - Flight Engineer / Gunner CREW #10 TARGET TOKYO LT Richard 0. Joyce - Pilot - LT J. Royden Stork - Copilot (SIGNED) - LT Horace E. Crouch - Navigator (SIGNED) SGT George E. Larkin Jr. - Bombardier - S/SGT Edwin W. Horton Jr. - Flight Engineer / Gunner (SIGNED) CREW #11 TARGET YOKOHAMA CAPT C. Ross Greening - Pilot LT Kenneth E. Reddy - Copilot - LT Frank A. Kappeler - Navigator (SIGNED) S/SGT William L. Birch - Bombardier SGT Melvin J. Gardner - Flight Engineer / Gunner CREW #12 TARGET YOKOHAMA - LT William M. Bower - Pilot (SIGNED) LT Thadd H. Blanton - Copilot LT William R. Pound Jr. - Navigator - T/SGT Waldo J. Bither - Bombardier (SIGNED) S/SGT Omer A. Duquette - Flight Engineer / Gunner CREW #13 TARGET YOKOHAMA LT Edgar E. McElroy - Pilot - LT Richard A. Knobloch - Copilot (SIGNED) - LT Clayton J. Campbell - Navigator (SIGNED) - M/SGT Robert C. Bourgeois - Bombardier (SIGNED) SGT Adam R. Williams - Flight Engineer / Gunner CREW #14 TARGET YOKOHAMA MAJ John A. Hilger - Pilot LT Jack A. Sims - Copilot - LT James H. Macia Jr. - Navigator Bombardier (SIGNED) - S/SGT Jacob Eierman - Engineer Gunner (SIGNED) S/SGT Edwin V. Bain - Radio Gunner (killed in action 1943) CREW #15 TARGET YOKOHAMA LT Donald G. Smith - Pilot (killed in action 1942) LT Griffith P. Williams - Copilot - LT Howard A. Sessler - Navigator Bombardier (SIGNED) LT Thomas R. White - Flight Surgeon SGT Edward J. Saylor - Engineer Gunner CREW #16 TARGET NAGOYA LT William G. Farrow - Pilot (prisoner of war, executed) - LT Robert L. Hite - Copilot (prisoner of war, survived) (SIGNED) LT George Barr - Navigator (prisoner of war, survived) - CPL Jacob D. DeShazer - Bombardier (prisoner of war, survived) (SIGNED) SGT Harold A. Spatz - Flight Engineer / Gunner (prisoner of war, executed) The Honorary Tokyo RaidersGerald E. Bentz, Pharmacist Mate, First Class (SIGNED)Carroll V. Glines, Colonel (AUTHOR SIGNED)Stephen Leonard (SIGNED + SIGNED LETTER)Henry L. Miller, Rear Admiral, USN (SIGNED) Condition Notes: Clean text. Tight Binding. Straight pages. One ding on spine (please see photo). Straight corners. Details: Copyright: 1964 Printing: 1980Binding: HardcoverPages: 447Dimensions: 9.2" x 6.2" x 1.5" Shipping: Ships Free with USPS Priority Mail. Authorized Signature Required upon delivery.

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