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Offline mbailey

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Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
« on: January 14, 2011, 01:39:52 PM »
Col.William Marsh "Bill"Bower passed away on Monday 1/10/11
http://www.dailycamera.com/obits/ci_17057961?source=rss_emailed


Fair skies sir,and thanks  :salute
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Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2011, 02:01:04 PM »
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Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2011, 05:43:52 PM »
"Five Raider crew members, including two co-pilots, survive him, but Bill was the last living pilot."

The opportunity to participate with surviving raiders in their 69th anniversary reunion will be during
April 14-17, 2011 in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska.

I'm sure your fellow Doolittle Raiders will toast to you as they always do to fallen fellow raiders at every reunion.

 :salute Col Bower
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Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2011, 05:49:04 PM »
Soon there will be no more. Cherish those who served and let them know you appreciate their sacrifices. There are fewer and fewer WW2 vets and Korean vets every day now.

Thanks to all of them.  Fair skies and tail winds forever. :salute
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Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2011, 05:52:59 PM »
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Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2011, 05:56:44 PM »
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Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2011, 06:58:46 PM »
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Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2011, 07:00:34 PM »
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Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2011, 07:11:08 PM »
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Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2011, 09:18:59 PM »
I just wanna say January 9th I had the idea to make an Aceshigh film of the Doolittle Raiders. Now I'm gonna finish it.

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Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2011, 09:44:10 PM »
If not claimed by suicide or drinking, age takes all veterans.  :salute

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Offline grizz441

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Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2011, 10:24:33 PM »
Quote from: Penguin on January 14, 2011, 09:44:10 PM
If not claimed by suicide or drinking, age takes all veterans.  :salute

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Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2011, 11:01:28 PM »
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Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2011, 11:24:06 PM »
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Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
« Reply #14 on: January 14, 2011, 11:38:39 PM »
Quote from: Penguin on January 14, 2011, 09:44:10 PM
If not claimed by suicide or drinking, age takes all veterans.  :salute

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 :salute sir. Fair skies and thanks.


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