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  • Boulder WWII hero Bill Bower dies at 93 ( last of Doolittle's Raiders )

    01/11/2011 7:45:57 AM PST · by george76 · 33 replies
    Camera ^ | 01/10/2011 | Amy Bounds
    Col. William Marsh "Bill" Bower, the last surviving pilot of "Doolittle's Raiders" who bombed Japan in 1942, died Monday at his home in south Boulder. He was 93 and "lived a completely full life," said his son Jim Bower. "My dad was a hell of a guy," he said. "He was a brave soul, a warrior. He was everybody's friend. He did all kinds of volunteer work. He was an exceptional human being." Bill Bower was hailed as a hero for his role in the United States' first air attack on Japan following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec....