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One of two remaining Doolittle Raiders passes

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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --  With the passing of retired Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, the Air Force Reserve Command offers condolences to the Thatchers and the Doolittle Raider Family.

Thatcher was one of two remaining members of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo led by Air Force Reservist Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle as they flew off the deck of the USS Hornet on April 18th 1942.

Thatcher, 94, died Wednesday in Missoula, Montana,

The Air Force Reserve Command honors Doolittle, Thatcher and so many others as the command reflects on the past 100 years of Reserve Airpower. Looking back at the century of service to our nation, the Air Force Reserve pays honor to the Citizen Airmen who have served and given their lives for the nation and the values it holds dear.