Retired United States Air Force Master Sgt. Edwin Horton Jr., 92, and last surviving crewmember of plane #10 of the famous World War II "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders" passed away Wednesday, Nov. 26, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Horton was born March 28, 1916, in North Eastham, Mass.
He joined the Army in 1935 and later volunteered for the secret mission known as the "Doolittle Tokyo Raid", which took place on April 18, 1942. The raid made history as the first bombing of Tokyo and other Japanese cities after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Sgt. Horton held other various assignments during his military service including being part of the first Air Force personnel assigned to the newly constructed Climatic Laboratory at Eglin AFB, Fla. in 1947. Decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Chinese Order of the Cloud, and numerous other Army, Air Corps, and Air Force medals. Master Sgt. Horton retired from the Air Force in 1960 after 25 years of distinguished military service.
Only nine of the original 80 raiders remain with us today.
Preceded in death by wife, Monta V. Horton; son, Danny G. Horton; daughter, Katherine A. Horton. Survived by daughter, Karen E. Howell and her husband L.B. Howell of Chattahoochee, Fla.; son, William R. Horton, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; granddaughters, Susan H. Paul and husband Bruce Paul, Sneads Fla., Christie H. Dolan and husband Johnny Dolan, Catherine E. Horton, Boston Mass.; great grandson, J.J. Dolan, Chattahoochee, Fla.; and dear friends, Wes Fields and Barbie Edge of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, at 11 a.m. at St. Simon's On The Sound Episcopal Church, 28 SW Miracle Strip Pkwy., Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Interment with full military honors will follow at Beal Memorial Cemetery in Fort Walton Beach. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations to the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Association, c/o Richard Cole, 48 Blaschke Rd., Comfort, TX 78013.
You may express your condolences and share memories at www.emeraldcoastfuneralhome.com.
Published in the Northwest Florida Daily News - November 20, 2008)
He joined the Army in 1935 and later volunteered for the secret mission known as the "Doolittle Tokyo Raid", which took place on April 18, 1942. The raid made history as the first bombing of Tokyo and other Japanese cities after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Sgt. Horton held other various assignments during his military service including being part of the first Air Force personnel assigned to the newly constructed Climatic Laboratory at Eglin AFB, Fla. in 1947. Decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Chinese Order of the Cloud, and numerous other Army, Air Corps, and Air Force medals. Master Sgt. Horton retired from the Air Force in 1960 after 25 years of distinguished military service.
Only nine of the original 80 raiders remain with us today.
Preceded in death by wife, Monta V. Horton; son, Danny G. Horton; daughter, Katherine A. Horton. Survived by daughter, Karen E. Howell and her husband L.B. Howell of Chattahoochee, Fla.; son, William R. Horton, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; granddaughters, Susan H. Paul and husband Bruce Paul, Sneads Fla., Christie H. Dolan and husband Johnny Dolan, Catherine E. Horton, Boston Mass.; great grandson, J.J. Dolan, Chattahoochee, Fla.; and dear friends, Wes Fields and Barbie Edge of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, at 11 a.m. at St. Simon's On The Sound Episcopal Church, 28 SW Miracle Strip Pkwy., Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Interment with full military honors will follow at Beal Memorial Cemetery in Fort Walton Beach. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations to the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Association, c/o Richard Cole, 48 Blaschke Rd., Comfort, TX 78013.
You may express your condolences and share memories at www.emeraldcoastfuneralhome.com.
Published in the Northwest Florida Daily News - November 20, 2008)
Retired United States Air Force Master Sgt. Edwin Horton Jr., 92, and last surviving crewmember of plane #10 of the famous World War II "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders" passed away Wednesday, Nov. 26, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Horton was born March 28, 1916, in North Eastham, Mass.
He joined the Army in 1935 and later volunteered for the secret mission known as the "Doolittle Tokyo Raid", which took place on April 18, 1942. The raid made history as the first bombing of Tokyo and other Japanese cities after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Sgt. Horton held other various assignments during his military service including being part of the first Air Force personnel assigned to the newly constructed Climatic Laboratory at Eglin AFB, Fla. in 1947. Decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Chinese Order of the Cloud, and numerous other Army, Air Corps, and Air Force medals. Master Sgt. Horton retired from the Air Force in 1960 after 25 years of distinguished military service.
Only nine of the original 80 raiders remain with us today.
Preceded in death by wife, Monta V. Horton; son, Danny G. Horton; daughter, Katherine A. Horton. Survived by daughter, Karen E. Howell and her husband L.B. Howell of Chattahoochee, Fla.; son, William R. Horton, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; granddaughters, Susan H. Paul and husband Bruce Paul, Sneads Fla., Christie H. Dolan and husband Johnny Dolan, Catherine E. Horton, Boston Mass.; great grandson, J.J. Dolan, Chattahoochee, Fla.; and dear friends, Wes Fields and Barbie Edge of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, at 11 a.m. at St. Simon's On The Sound Episcopal Church, 28 SW Miracle Strip Pkwy., Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Interment with full military honors will follow at Beal Memorial Cemetery in Fort Walton Beach. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations to the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Association, c/o Richard Cole, 48 Blaschke Rd., Comfort, TX 78013.
You may express your condolences and share memories at www.emeraldcoastfuneralhome.com.
Published in the Northwest Florida Daily News - November 20, 2008)
He joined the Army in 1935 and later volunteered for the secret mission known as the "Doolittle Tokyo Raid", which took place on April 18, 1942. The raid made history as the first bombing of Tokyo and other Japanese cities after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Sgt. Horton held other various assignments during his military service including being part of the first Air Force personnel assigned to the newly constructed Climatic Laboratory at Eglin AFB, Fla. in 1947. Decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Chinese Order of the Cloud, and numerous other Army, Air Corps, and Air Force medals. Master Sgt. Horton retired from the Air Force in 1960 after 25 years of distinguished military service.
Only nine of the original 80 raiders remain with us today.
Preceded in death by wife, Monta V. Horton; son, Danny G. Horton; daughter, Katherine A. Horton. Survived by daughter, Karen E. Howell and her husband L.B. Howell of Chattahoochee, Fla.; son, William R. Horton, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; granddaughters, Susan H. Paul and husband Bruce Paul, Sneads Fla., Christie H. Dolan and husband Johnny Dolan, Catherine E. Horton, Boston Mass.; great grandson, J.J. Dolan, Chattahoochee, Fla.; and dear friends, Wes Fields and Barbie Edge of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, at 11 a.m. at St. Simon's On The Sound Episcopal Church, 28 SW Miracle Strip Pkwy., Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Interment with full military honors will follow at Beal Memorial Cemetery in Fort Walton Beach. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations to the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Association, c/o Richard Cole, 48 Blaschke Rd., Comfort, TX 78013.
You may express your condolences and share memories at www.emeraldcoastfuneralhome.com.
Published in the Northwest Florida Daily News - November 20, 2008)
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