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Title: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: mbailey 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

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: Dichotomy on January 14, 2011, 02:01:04 PM

 :salute :pray

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: Kermit de frog 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

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: Maverick 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

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: 007Rusty on January 14, 2011, 05:52:59 PM

 :salute

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: crazyivan on January 14, 2011, 05:56:44 PM

 :salute

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: TOMCAT21 on January 14, 2011, 06:58:46 PM

 :salute

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: soda72 on January 14, 2011, 07:00:34 PM

 :salute

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: RoGenT on January 14, 2011, 07:11:08 PM

 :salute :salute

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: stealth 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.

 :salute :pray :pray :pray :angel: :salute

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: Penguin on January 14, 2011, 09:44:10 PM

If not claimed by suicide or drinking, age takes all veterans.  :salute

-Penguin

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: grizz441 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

-Penguin

 :huh

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: MarineUS on January 14, 2011, 11:01:28 PM

 :salute

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: 5anders on January 14, 2011, 11:24:06 PM

 :salute sir.

Quote from: grizz441 on January 14, 2011, 10:24:33 PM

:huh

x2

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: fbWldcat 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

-Penguin

You do not think before you post, do ya?

 :salute sir. Fair skies and thanks.


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Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: Tarstar on January 14, 2011, 11:41:54 PM

Quote from: Penguin on January 14, 2011, 09:44:10 PM

If not claimed by suicide or drinking, age takes all veterans.  :salute

-Penguin

Double  :huh :huh

Gotta be one of the most tasteless comments I've ever read..

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: stealth on January 14, 2011, 11:44:56 PM

I second that motion Tarstar. Soldiers died for what they believed in, don't dishonor it.

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: mthrockmor on January 15, 2011, 12:12:33 AM

Quote from: Kermit de frog 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

Kermit, could you post more information on this. I think I am going to make a maximum effort to attend, if I can. At this rate there may only be one or two more and then they are all gone.

Thanks in advance!

Warmest,
Boo

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: Captain Virgil Hilts on January 15, 2011, 10:46:45 AM

Another silver cup is carefully placed upside down in the case, never again to be taken out. Another pilot makes his last final approach, for a perfect landing. And another generation slips into history, soon to live only in the books and films, and the hearts and minds of those who remember with reverence.


 :salute

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: oboe on January 15, 2011, 10:59:53 AM

Well said, CVH.    :salute

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: JOACH1M on January 15, 2011, 11:24:27 AM

R.I.P  :cry :salute :angel: :pray

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: fbWldcat on January 15, 2011, 12:23:37 PM

Quote from: Captain Virgil Hilts on January 15, 2011, 10:46:45 AM

Another silver cup is carefully placed upside down in the case, never again to be taken out. Another pilot makes his last final approach, for a perfect landing. And another generation slips into history, soon to live only in the books and films, and the hearts and minds of those who remember with reverence.


 :salute

Couldn't have been said better.

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: Penguin on January 15, 2011, 07:04:49 PM

Quote from: Tarstar on January 14, 2011, 11:41:54 PM

Double  :huh :huh

Gotta be one of the most tasteless comments I've ever read..

Don't quite get it, I was saying that not only did few men survive the war, many that did took their own lives.  This makes veterans even rarer than they ought to be; they are walking, talking textbooks- truly priceless gems of history.

-Penguin

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: Tarstar on January 15, 2011, 09:19:10 PM

Quote from: Penguin on January 15, 2011, 07:04:49 PM

Don't quite get it, I was saying that not only did few men survive the war, many that did took their own lives.  This makes veterans even rarer than they ought to be; they are walking, talking textbooks- truly priceless gems of history.

-Penguin

I thought you made us out to be a bunch of suicidal drunks.

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: Dadsguns on January 15, 2011, 09:22:02 PM

 :salute

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: Hajo on January 15, 2011, 11:16:57 PM

Fair skies and tailwinds always.  :salute

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: Penguin on January 16, 2011, 11:26:50 AM

Quote from: Tarstar on January 15, 2011, 09:19:10 PM

I thought you made us out to be a bunch of suicidal drunks.

Why would I think that?  :noid

 :lol :salute
-Penguin

Title: Re: Last Doolittle's Raiders Pilot dies
Post by: M0nkey_Man on January 16, 2011, 11:39:27 AM

 :salute