From the Feb. 2nd Lancaster Eagle Gazette.
All five of the surviving members of the 80-man April 18, 1942, raid on Japan are able to travel and will be attending the 70th anniversary reunion April 17-20 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton Ohio.
The raid, led by Lt. Col. James "Jimmy" Doolittle shored up US resolve and morale in the aftermath of the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor.
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A banquet, public lunch, memorial service and autograph session are among the activities planned for the event. There is also hope that funding will be found to have a fly-in and landing of 25 B-25 bombers as a highlight.
In addition, surviving Chinese citizens who helped the Raiders after they crash landed in China as well as surviving crew of the USS Hornet from which the raid was launched will be attending.
I Am Seriously Thinking About Attending This Event. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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