This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/13/2018
This lot contains three 8x10 photos signed by Jacob DeShazer Tom Griffin and William Birch respectively. DeShazer participated in the Doolittle Raid as a staff sergeant and later became a missionary in Japan. Griffin was an American B-25 bomber navigator who survived the Doolittle Raid in 1942. Griffin attacked Tokyo along with 16 land-based bombers from an aircraft carrier, and later parachuted over China. After relocating to North Africa, he was shot down during an air raid in 1943 and spent time in a prisoner-of-war camp until he was rescued in early 1945. Birch was one of the Doolittle Raiders in 1942. He entered service on September 14, 1939 at March Field, California. Graduated from Bombsight Maintenance School, Lowry Field, Colorado. After raid attended Pilot Training Schools and graduated from Advanced Flying School, Lubbock, Texas in June 1943. Separated from service after various Stateside assignments on December 7, 1945. Decorations include Distinguished Flying Cross, Chinese Army, Navy, and Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade.