After bombing Japan, Lt. Col. Doolittle and most of other crewmen bailed out over China. Most of them reached safety while four were captured by the Japanese and three died due to crash/parachuting. On June 29, 1942, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek awarded medals to these Tokyo raiders in Chungking, China. Photos in this post were all taken on that day. In the top photo, Madame CKS addresses the crews before presenting the medals. From left to right are: unknown Chinese, Madame CKS, Brig. Gen. Doolttle (he was promoted by two grades immediately after the raid, bypassing the rank of Colonel), Col. John Hilger, 1st Lt. Richard Cole.
Below, Col. Hilger is being decorated by Madame CKS with Doolittle in the background (note the medal he is wearing).
From left to right are unknown Chinese, Madame CKS, Doolittle, Hilger, Capt. Henry Potter:
Capt. Potter is being decorated. Next to him is Capt. Edgar McElroy:
Col. John Hilger, Brig. Gen. Doolttle, Madame CKS, 1st Lt. Richard Cole, Capt. Henry Potter, Capt. Edgar McElroy (shaking hands with Madame), Capt. Richard Joyce, Capt. Jack Sims:
Capt. Richard Joyce is being decorated:
Madame CKS, Capt. Richard Joyce, Capt. Jack Sims (being decorated), Capt. J. Royden Stork:
Brig. Gen. Doolittle, Capt. Jack Sims, Madame CKS, Capt. J. Royden Stork, Capt. Richard Knobloch, Capt. Clayton Campbell:
No captions were found for the following three photos:
Capt. Horace Crouch, Madame CKS, two unidentified enlisted mena:
Madame CKS made a speech after decorating the Tokyo raiders:
The caption for the next photo indicated that it was taken on the same day. Since the flyers were all wearing their jackets with the medals, this photo was mostly likely taken at a later time that day.
The medal awarded to Doolittle was Order of Yun Hwei (Cloud Flag) 雲麾勳章, 3rd Grade.
The medal that Col. Hilger received appeared to be Order of Yun Hwei, 6th Grade.
The medal worn by other flyers was probably Medal of Armed Forces 陸海空軍獎章, Class A, 1st Grade:
請教：
蔣宋美齡接見美國杜立特等飛行員的系列照片很珍貴，請問原始來源。可否賜告。感盼之至。
美國國家檔案局(National Archives and Records Administration).
2015年5月19日在雙橡園舉辦一場紀念活動，其中一位受邀對象是當時已經99歲的 Richard Cole ( 1942年 “DOOLITTLE RAID” 一號機組員副駕駛 )，他在歷任大使照片前與沈大使合影時，認出其中一位 董顯光 大使即是1942年在重慶蔣夫人為渠等授勳時在場協助之官員 ，抗戰當時董大使為 “中央宣傳部” 副部長。
提供給張博士參考 ^_^ ( 也可連結 Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States 臉書，2015年5月21日)
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