Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) Tail Winds Col Hite NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Lt. Col. Robert Hite, one of the famed World War II "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders," has died at the age of 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.Hite was among 80 men aboard 16 B-25 bombers whose mission was to strike Japan in 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.Hite's passing leaves only two other surviving Raiders: retired Lt. Col. Richard "Dick" Cole and Staff Sgt. David Thatcher.The Raiders will be honored with the Congressional Gold Medal on April 15 in Washington. Edited March 30, 2015 by Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Quote
Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Posted March 30, 2015 Author Posted March 30, 2015 Nice to know that the brain child journalist thinks the Raiders flew B-52's Quote
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 Dusty, Might want to do ao quick edit. B-25 Bombers. Not "B-52" Bombers. Quote
Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Posted March 30, 2015 Author Posted March 30, 2015 Looked up the original story, appears they fixed the typo Quote
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Looked up the original story, appears they fixed the typo Typo or don't know, either way I'm glad they fixed it. Happy Trails, and Thank you Quote
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