Friday, April 18, 2008 , Updated
UTD’s McDermott Library to host Doolittle Raiders
Survivors of the Doolittle Raid - in which aviators aboard 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers took off from the USS Hornet to bomb the Japanese homeland, knowing full well that they didn't have enough fuel to make it back - will pay a visit to the UTD campus this Saturday, April 19.
Nine of the surviving Doolittle Raiders and several widows are expected to attend the 1:30 - 3:30 event at the University of Texas at Dallas Conference Center, which will include a talk by historian and author C.V. Glines (the official historian of the Raiders); a panel discussion; a Q/A session; and an autograph opportunity.
Items available for purchase from the UTD Bookstore will be... um... books about the Doolittle Raiders. Also, the U.S. Postal Service will be offering first-class postage stamps and a pictorial cancellation which can be applied to commemorative envelopes, featuring the Raiders emblem (in color).
The storied airmen will pay a visit to the McDermott Library Special Collections earlier in the day, where they'll have a chance to view that facility's History of Aviation Collection, featuring historical books, artifacts, papers, photographs and personal effects. They'll then be feted at a private luncheon held in their honor (hosted by university dignitaries and U.S. Representative Sam Johnson). During the luncheon, U.S. Air Force personnel will coordinate delivery of the Raider 80 goblets; tradition dictates that goblets inscribed with the names of departed Doolittle Raiders are turned over, while those bearing the names of surviving fliers remain upright - hopefully to be filled with a festive beverage of some variety or other.
Hey, you only go around once, right?
posted by JM
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