The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders was a group eighty men from all walks of life who flew into history on April 18, 1942. They were all volunteers and this was a very dangerous mission. Sixteen B-25 bombers took off from the deck of the USS Hornet, led by (then Col.) Jimmy Doolittle. They were to fly over Japan, drop their bombs and fly on to land in a part of China that was still free. Of course, things do not always go as planned. Doolittle Raid proved to the Japanese high command that their home islands were not invulnerable to American attacks and causing them to shift vital resources to their defense. In order to honor all the Raiders, for their valor, courage and patriotism, we are working to get the Congressional Gold Medal awarded while we still have three members who are still alive.
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