Crouch, Horace Ellis, Lt Col

Deceased
 
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Final Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Last AFSC
20050-Intelligence Specialist
Last AFSC Group
Intelligence
Primary Unit
1961-1962, 4444th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron
Service Years
1937 - 1962
Lieutenant Colonel

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Home State
South Carolina
South Carolina
Year of Birth
1918
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Columbia, South Carolina
Last Address
Columbia, South Carolina
Date of Passing
Dec 21, 2005
 
Location of Interment
Greenlawn Memorial Park - Columbia, South Carolina

 Official Badges 

Air Force Retired US Air Force Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Air Force Memorial (AFM)
  2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He was the navigator-bombardier in crew #10 pn the Doolittle Raid. After the raid he flew additional missions in the CBI Theater. He served as an officer 1940-57 and as an enlisted man 1937-39 and from 1958 until he retired from the USAF May 1, 1962.  

His DFC citation:
Awarded for actions during World War II
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Horace Ellis Crouch (ASN: 0-395839), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement as Navigator of a B-25 Bomber of the 1st Special Aviation Project (Doolittle Raider Force), while participating in a highly destructive raid on the Japanese mainland on 18 April 1942. Lieutenant Crouch with 79 other officers and enlisted men volunteered for this mission knowing full well that the chances of survival were extremely remote, and executed his part in it with great skill and daring. This achievement reflects high credit on himself and the military service.
Action Date: April 18, 1942

Service: Army Air Forces

Rank: First Lieutenant

Company: 1st Special Aviation Project

Division: Doolittle Tokyo Raider Force
Crew #10: (Plane 40-2250, target Tokyo.) 89th Recon Sq. L-R: Lt. Horace E. Crouch (navigator/bombardier), Lt. Richard O. Joyce (pilot), unidentified gunner, who was replaced at the last minute & did not go on mission, Lt J. Royden Stork (co-pilot), Sgt. George F. Larkin, Jr. (flight engineer). The fifth member, S/Sgt. Edwin W. Horton, Jr. (gunner) is not pictured. (USAF photo)

   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1883
http://www.doolittleraider.com/raiders/crouch.htm
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12786388
http://www.456fis.org/DOOLITTLE_H.E._CROUCH.htm
http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=30098

   

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31 Members Also There at Same Time
Army National Guard (ARNG)

Baquet, Edwin Cicero, Lt Col, (1939-1965) A06 AAF MOS 590 [Other Service Rank]
Bower, William Marsh, Col, (1940-1966) [Other Service Rank]
Cardenas, Robert Leon, Brig Gen, (1939-1973) 00 [Other Service Rank]
Fisher, Edwin Oratio, Capt, (1936-1947) [Other Service Rank]
Fisher, Samuel Jay, 1st Lt, (1941-1944) [Other Service Rank]
Flynn, John Peter, Lt Gen, (1943-1978) [Other Service Rank]
Holstrom, Everett Wayne, Brig Gen, (1934-1969) A25 AAF MOS 760 [Other Service Rank]
Hovde, William Johnston, Col, (1932-1967) 00 [Other Service Rank]
Joyce, Richard Outcalt, Lt Col, (1937-1955) [Other Service Rank]
Leighton, Robert Earl, Maj, (1938-1965) [Other Service Rank]
Lord, Marvin Dell, Lt Col, (1942-1945) [Other Service Rank]
Morehead, James Bruce, Col, (1934-1968) 4 [Other Service Rank]
Newkirk, John Van Kuren, FltOff, (1938-1942) [Other Service Rank]
Taylor, Kenneth Marlar, Brig Gen, (1936-1971) 00 [Other Service Rank]
Taylor, Kenneth Marlar, Brig Gen, (1936-1971) 00 [Other Service Rank]
Weyland, Otto Paul, Gen, (1923-1959) Major
Baker, Addison Earl, Lt Col, (1929-1943) Captain
Bennett, John Mirza, Maj Gen, (1936-1960) Captain
Malmstrom, Einar Axel, Col, (1929-1954) First Lieutenant
Woods, Sidney Sterling, Col, (1937-1962) 01 Second Lieutenant
Johnson, Clarence Oscar, Capt, (1939-1944) Sergeant
McHorney, William L., Sgt, (1938-1951) A07 AAF MOS 611 Corporal
Nackerud, Alf R., MSgt, (1916-1944) Corporal
Williamson, Felix Drewry, Maj, (1939-1947) Corporal
Cole, Charles Harold, Lt Col, (1938-1966) Private First Class
Marcel Sr., Jesse Antoine, Lt Col, (1926-1958) Private First Class
Shannon, Joseph Lewis, Lt Col, (1939-1972) Private First Class
Chandler, Fred, 1stSgt, (1939-1945) Private
Dix, Roy Arthur, Lt Col, (1943-1965) Private
Encinias, Miguel, Lt Col, (1939-1971) 990 99000 Private
Hoover, Travis, Col, (1938-1969) Private
Wade, Horace Milton, Gen, (1934-1973) Private

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