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[[Image:Dolittle-plane8.jpg|thumb|Crew No. 8 (Plane #40-2242, target Tokyo): 95th Bombardment Squadron, Capt. Edward J. York, pilot; Lt. Robert G. Emmens, copilot; Lt. Nolan A. Herndon, navigator/bombardier; SSgt. Theodore H. Laban, flight engineer; Sgt. David W. Pohl, gunner. (U.S. Air Force photo)]] |
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Robert G. Emmens (1925-1992) was a [[Doolittle Raid]]er and a career [[United States Air Force]] officer. |
Robert G. Emmens (1925-1992) was a [[Doolittle Raid]]er and a career [[United States Air Force]] officer. |
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As a first lieutenant, Emmens he was a co-pilot on one of the 16 [[B-25 Mitchell]] bombers under the command of [[James H. Doolittle|Colnel James H. Doolittle]] that were left the carrier [[USS Hornet (CV-8)]] to carry out the [[Tokyo]] raid on April 18, 1942. |
As a first lieutenant, Emmens he was a co-pilot on one of the 16 [[B-25 Mitchell]] bombers under the command of [[James H. Doolittle|Colnel James H. Doolittle]] that were left the carrier [[USS Hornet (CV-8)]] to carry out the [[Tokyo]] raid on April 18, 1942. Emmens B-25 was Serial 40-2242 and was Takeoff #8. |
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All of those 16 crews except Lieutenant Emmens's either crashed on the [[China]] coast or bailed out. His plane touched down in a large field outside [[Vladivostok]] in the [[Soviet Union]]. The Soviet Union, which was not then at war with [[Japan]], held the crewmen captive for 13 months, until they escaped to [[Persia]]. Colonel Emmens later wrote a book about his experience as a captive, "Guests of the Kremlin." |
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Colonel Emmens retired from the Air Force in 1964; returned to [[Medford, Oregon]], his hometown, and worked as a stockbroker and in real estate. |
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== References == |
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* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE4DF153FF936A35757C0A964958260 New York Times obituary, April 5, 1992] |
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==External Links== |
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Revision as of 15:35, 7 September 2008
Robert G. Emmens (1925-1992) was a Doolittle Raider and a career United States Air Force officer.
As a first lieutenant, Emmens he was a co-pilot on one of the 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers under the command of Colnel James H. Doolittle that were left the carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) to carry out the Tokyo raid on April 18, 1942. Emmens B-25 was Serial 40-2242 and was Takeoff #8.
All of those 16 crews except Lieutenant Emmens's either crashed on the China coast or bailed out. His plane touched down in a large field outside Vladivostok in the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union, which was not then at war with Japan, held the crewmen captive for 13 months, until they escaped to Persia. Colonel Emmens later wrote a book about his experience as a captive, "Guests of the Kremlin."
Colonel Emmens retired from the Air Force in 1964; returned to Medford, Oregon, his hometown, and worked as a stockbroker and in real estate.