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)