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Survivor recalls the Doolittle Raid 72 years later
Apr 18, 2014, 5:08 PM | Updated: 5:18 pm
In this April 18, 1942 photo provided by the U.S. Naval History & Heritage Command, a USAAF B-25B bomber lines up for takeoff from USS Hornet (CV-8). Sixteen B-25 bombers took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet and raided Japan on April 18, 1942, providing a huge morale boost for an American public weary of defeat after defeat in the early days of World War II. (AP Photo/U.S. Naval History & Heritage Command via The Birmingham News)
(AP Photo/U.S. Naval History & Heritage Command via The Birmingham News)
Seattle historian Feliks Banel joins the Ron and Don Show to talk about the Doolittle Raid, the first post-Pearl Harbor attack on Japanese soil.
Nearly 72 years later, one of the last living survivors, Lt. Col (Ret, USAF) Edward Saylor, lives in Enumclaw and talks to Banel about his experience.
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