Ted w lawson biography

  • ted w lawson biography

    • Ted W. Lawson

    United States Army Air Forces officer

    This article is about the U.S Air Force pilot and author. For the contemporary artist, see Ted Lawson.

    Ted W. Lawson

    Born(1917-03-07)March 7, 1917
    Fresno, California
    DiedJanuary 19, 1992(1992-01-19) (aged 74)
    Chico, California
    Place of burial

    Chico Cemetery Mausoleum

    AllegianceUnited States
    Service / branchUnited States Army Air Forces
    Years of service1940–1945
    RankMajor
    Unit17th Bombardment Group
    CommandsLiaison Officer
    Battles / warsparticipated in Doolittle's Tokyo raid, 1942
    World War II
    AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross
    Purple Heart
    Chinese Army, Navy, and Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade
    Other workAuthor

    MajorTed William Lawson (March 7, 1917 – January 19, 1992) was an American officer in the United States Army Air Forces, who is known as the author of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, a memoir of his participation in the Doolittle Ra