Doolittle Raid - List of The Participating Crewmen

List of The Participating Crewmen

Aircraft No.1

  • Pilot Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle
  • Co-pilot Lt. Richard E. Cole
  • Navigator Lt Henry A. Potter
  • Bombardier Sgt. Fred A. Braemer
  • Gunner Sgt. Paul J. Leonard

Aircraft No.2 Crew from 37th Squadron, 17th Group

  • Pilot Lt. Travis Hoover
  • Co-pilot Lt. William N. Fitzhugh
  • Navigator Lt. Carl R. Wildner
  • Bombardier Lt. Richard E. Miller
  • Gunner Sgt. Douglas V. Radney

Aircraft No.3 Crew from 95th Squadron, 17th Group

  • Pilot Lt. Robert M. Gray
  • Co-pilot Lt. Jacob E. Manch
  • Navigator Lt. Charles J. Ozuk
  • Bombardier Sgt. Aden E. Jones
  • Gunner Cpl. Leland D. Faktor

Aircraft No.4 Crew from 95th Squadron, 17th Group

  • Pilot Lt. Everett W. Holstrom
  • Co-pilot Lt. Lucien N. Youngblood
  • Navigator Lt. Harry C. McCool
  • Bombardier Sgt Robert J. Stephens
  • Gunner Cpl. Bert M. Jordan

Aircraft No.5 Crew from 95th Squadron, 17th Group

  • Pilot Capt. David M. Jones
  • Co-pilot Lt. Rodney R. Wilder
  • Navigator Lt. Eugene F. McGurl
  • Bombardier Lt. Denver V. Trulove
  • Gunner Sgt. Joseph W. Manske

Aircraft No.6 Crew from 95th Squadron, 17th Group

  • Pilot Lt. Dean E. Hallmark
  • Co-pilot Lt. Robert J. Meder
  • Navigator Lt. Chase J. Nielsen
  • Bombardier Sgt. William J. Dieter
  • Gunner Sgt Donald E. Fitzmaurice

Aircraft No.7 Crew from 95th Squadron, 17th Group

  • Pilot Lt. Ted W. Lawson
  • Co-pilot Lt. Dean Davenport
  • Navigator Lt. Charles L. McClure
  • Bombardier Lt. Robert S. Clever
  • Gunner Sgt. David J. Thatcher

Aircraft No.8 Crew from 95th Squadron, 17th Group

  • Pilot Capt. Edward J. York
  • Co-pilot Lt. Robert G. Emmens
  • Navigator/Bombardier Lt. Nolan A. Herndon
  • Engineer S/Sgt. Theodore H. Laban
  • Gunner Sgt. David W. Pohl

Aircraft No. 9 Crew from 34th Squadron, 17th Group

  • Pilot Lt. Harold F. Watson
  • Co-pilot Lt. James N. Parker
  • Navigator Lt. Thomas C. Griffin
  • Bombardier Sgt. Wayne M. Bissell
  • Gunner S/Sgt. Eldred V. Scott

Aircraft No.10 Crew from 89th Recon Squadron

  • Pilot Lt. Richard O. Joyce
  • Co-pilot Lt. J. Royden Stork
  • Navigtor/Baombardier Lt. Horace E. Crouch
  • Bombardier Sgt. George E. Larkin, Jr.
  • Gunner S/Sgt. Edwin W. Horton, Jr.

Aircraft No.11 Crow from 89th Recon Squadron

  • Pilot Capt. C. Ross Greening
  • Co-pilot Lt. Kenneth E. Reddy
  • Navigator Lt. Frank A. Kappeler
  • Bombardier S/Sgt. William L. Birch
  • Engineer Sgt Melvin J. Gardner

Aircraft No.12 Crow from 37th Squadron, 17th Group

  • Pilot Lt. William M. Bower
  • Co-pilot Lt. Thadd H. Blanton
  • Navigator Lt. William R. Pound
  • Bombardier Sgt. Waldo J. Bither
  • Gunner Sgt. Omer A. Duquette

Aircraft No.13 Crew from 37th Squadron, 17th Group

  • Pilot Lt. Edgar E. McElroy
  • Co-pilot Lt. Richard A. Knobloch
  • Navigator Lt. Clayton J. Campbell]]
  • Bombardier Sgt. Robert C. Bourgeois
  • Gunner Sgt. Adam R. Williams

Aircraft No.14 Crew from 89th Recon. Squadron

  • Pilot Maj. John A. Hilger
  • Co-pilot Lt. Jack A. Sims
  • Navigator/Bombardier Lt. James H. Macia, Jr.
  • Engineer S/Sgt Jacob Eierman
  • Gunner Sgt. Edwin V. Bain

Aircraft No.15 Crew from 89th Recon. Squadron

  • Pilot Lt. Donald G. Smith
  • Co-pilot Lt. Griffith P. Williams
  • Navigator/Bombardier Lt. Howard A. Sessler
  • Engineer Sgt. Edward J. Saylor
  • Gunner Lt. Thomas R. White

Aircraft No.16 Crew from 34th Squadron, 17th Group

  • Pilot Lt. William G. Farrow
  • Co-pilot Lt. Robert L. Hite
  • Navigator Lt. George Barr
  • Bombardier Cpl. Jacob D. DeShazer
  • Engineer/Gunner Sgt. Harold A. Spatz


  • 18 April 1942. Crew No. 1 Crew No. 1 (B-25 #40-2344, target Tokyo): 34th Bombardment Squadron, Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, pilot; Lt. Richard E. Cole, copilot; Lt. Henry A. Potter, navigator; SSgt. Fred A. Braemer, bombardier; SSgt. Paul J. Leonard, flight engineer/gunner. (U.S. Air Force photo)
  • Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 5: Crew No. 5 (B-25 #40-2283, target Tokyo): 95th Bombardment Squadron, front row: Capt. David M. Jones, pilot; and Lt. Ross R. Wilder, copilot; back row: Lt. Eugene F. McGurl, navigator; Lt. Denver V. Truelove, bombardier; and Sgt. Joseph W. Manske, flight engineer/gunner.
  • 18 April 1942. As part of Crew No. 6, 95th Bombardment Squadron, they flew B-25 #40-2298 "The Green Hornet" to bomb targets in Tokyo. (Left to right) Lt. Chase J. Nielsen (navigator), Lt. Dean E. Hallmark (pilot), Sgt. Donald E. Fitzmaurice (engineer-gunner), Lt. Robert J. Meder (co-pilot), Sgt. William J Dieter (bombardier). (U.S. Air Force photo)
  • Crew of "The Ruptured Duck" (B-25 Doolittle Raider) Crew No. 7 (B-25 #40-2261: target Tokyo) Front Row L-R, Lt. Ted W. Lawson, pilot; Lt. Dean Davenport, copilot; Back Row L-R, Lt. Charles L. McClure, navigator; Lt. Robert S. Clever, bombardier and Sgt. David J. Thatcher, flight engineer/gunner. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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