Doolittle Raider Dies at 90
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BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) -- A member of the famed "Doolittle Raiders" who bombed Japan in 1942 is dead.
Lieutenant Colonel Chase J- Nielsen died Friday at his home of age-related causes.
He was 90.
The Brigham City resident was a navigator in one of the most daring air raids in American history.
In April 1942 sixteen B-25 bombers took off from an aircraft carrier and bombed Tokyo.
Nielsen and his crew ditched the plane, which was running out of fuel, off the coast of China. He spent more than three years as a Japanese prisoner of war. Nielsen was one of four P-O-Ws from the raid to survive. Four others died.
The raid, planned by Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, was the subject of the book and movie "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" and the book "Four Came Home."
Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday night at the Allen Hall Mortuary in Logan, where Nielsen attended Utah State University and graduated in 1939. His funeral is scheduled for Wednesday.
http://www.doolittleraider.com/
BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) -- A member of the famed "Doolittle Raiders" who bombed Japan in 1942 is dead.
Lieutenant Colonel Chase J- Nielsen died Friday at his home of age-related causes.
He was 90.
The Brigham City resident was a navigator in one of the most daring air raids in American history.
In April 1942 sixteen B-25 bombers took off from an aircraft carrier and bombed Tokyo.
Nielsen and his crew ditched the plane, which was running out of fuel, off the coast of China. He spent more than three years as a Japanese prisoner of war. Nielsen was one of four P-O-Ws from the raid to survive. Four others died.
The raid, planned by Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, was the subject of the book and movie "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" and the book "Four Came Home."
Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday night at the Allen Hall Mortuary in Logan, where Nielsen attended Utah State University and graduated in 1939. His funeral is scheduled for Wednesday.
http://www.doolittleraider.com/
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They were also in the movie, Pearl Harbor. HERO; It's where you get a medal,But they send it to your next of kin.[:(] 0 -
Given how long ago the raid was, it was bound to happen sooner or later.
Doesn't make it any easier to accept.[:(]0 -
Sad news... thanks for the history lesson... It it so easy forget heros names...America has so many of them. 0 -
I have a signed photo of all the Doolittle Raiders that made it, taken a long time ago in front of a B-25. It came with a nice little piece about the men and the raid, Both are framed on the wall by my computer.
...and some of the Guard and Reserve people tell us how tough THEY have it.
These are people who don't have to tell you that they are heroes.
Doug0 -
quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
I have a signed photo of all the Doolittle Raiders that made it, taken a long time ago in front of a B-25. It came with a nice little piece about the men and the raid, Both are framed on the wall by my computer.
...and some of the Guard and Reserve people tell us how tough THEY have it.
These are people who don't have to tell you that they are heroes.
Doug
How 'bout posting a pic of it, Doug.0 -
No method of taking the pic, processing the film, or posting it.
I'll work on it. Maybe my daughter has one of those new-fangled filmless cameras.
If I can make it happen, I'll post it tonight.
Doug0 -
Rest in Peace, warrior. You guys did a hell of a good job. As a fellow American, I thank you. 0
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