Our Friend and Hero
We are sad to learn of the passing of our friend and hero, Thomas Griffin, Navigator on Plane 9 during the legendary Doolittle Raid, April 18, 1942. Tom would later be shot down over North Africa in 1943, spending the rest of the war in a German POW camp.
Pictured below, Tom is honored by Miami University President David Hodge in 2012 (also pictured, American Veterans Center Program Director Wes Smith, President James C. Roberts, and Executive Director Tim Holbert). Tom always had a smile, and was always ready to share his story with young people right up until the end. His mission is now complete – Godspeed, Major Griffin.
