World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Horace Ellis 'Sally' Crouch
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Columbia, South Carolina
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
HE WAS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND THE NAVIGATOR ON THE 10TH B-25 BOMBER THAT TOOK OFF FROM THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS HORNET FOR THE DOOLITTLE RAID ON TOKYO, JAPAN APRIL 18, 1942. REMAINED IN CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER AFTER TOKYO RAID UNTIL JUNE 13, 1943. DECORATIONS INCLUDE THE SILVER STAR, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THE CHINESE ARMY, NAVY, AIR CORPS MEDAL, CLASS A, 1ST GRADE.