Thursday, April 22, 2010

Building named for Doolittle Raider

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - A building at Eglin Air Force Base has been renamed to honor one of the Doolittle Raiders. Building 68 was named the Horton J-Primes Test Facility in honor of retired Master Sgt. Ed Horton, who passed away in 2008. Horton was a gunner on one of the B-25s that launched from a carrier to bomb Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Horton was among the group that trained at Eglin for the risky mission. (Source: Eglin Air Force Base, 04/21/10)