And then there were only 2.

[greybeard]

http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/vete ... /70634562/
This leaves only 2 of the 80 men who flew the famed Doolittle Raid over Tokyo.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lt. Col. Robert Hite, one of the famed World War II "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders," has died. He was 95.

Wallace Hite told The Associated Press that his father died Sunday morning at a nursing facility in Nashville. He was battling Alzheimer's disease.

"Today he decided to go home and be with his wife," Wallace Hite said.

Hite was among 80 men aboard 16 B-25 bombers whose mission was to strike Japan in April 1942. While the attack inflicted only scattered damage, it was credited with boosting American morale while shaking Japan's confidence and prompting strategy shifts less than five months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Doolittle Raiders will receive the Congressional Gold Medal April 15, then present it to the Air Force Museum April 18.
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/mili ... /70629588/

The Raider Goblets:

We will remember you.

 

[wacocowboy]

That is a sad and very interesting article.

 

[3waycross]

There's a name for that thing with the bottle of hooch and the last two members of a group...usually soldiers.

Anyone know what it's called...

 

[rla442]

Seeing this display at Wright Pat AF Museum many times and each time I've seen it and read it, it's really humbling. A monument to what those few accomplished. I sure would like to be there to see their toast and to say thanks.

 

[john250]

There's a name for that thing with the bottle of hooch and the last two members of a group...usually soldiers.

Anyone know what it's called...

Tontine? Not a military expert, but I watched some episodes of MASH.