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Box 13

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Joseph Kenneth Doty papers, approximately 2001, 1943-1946

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 24
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 344
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a short memoir outlining Joseph Kenneth Doty's flight training and aerial operations while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Describes his raids against naval and land-based targets on Okinawa and Tokyo. Mentions a bombing raid over Tokyo in which his airplane was crippled and the entire crew was forced to bail out over the Pacific. Recounts their rescue and return to their carrier, the U.S.S. Monterey. Also includes a list of his military decorations and a...
Dates: approximately 2001; 1943-1946