Doolittle Raider Goblets

DAYTON, Ohio - The Doolittle Raider goblets on display in the World War II Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Mistakes on the Goblets

In 1959 the city of Tucson, Ariz., presented the Doolittle Raiders with a set of silver goblets, each bearing the name of one of the 80 men who flew on the Doolittle Tokyo Raid in April 1942. Unfortunately, the jeweler who engraved the goblets made a few mistakes. Nine goblets have misspelled names, incorrect first names or middle initials, or incomplete names. Other minor typographical inconsistencies also exist, but nothing can detract from the significance of these goblets or the men who earned them.

Raider's Name	Raider's Name as Engraved on Goblet	Notes
Sgt. Wayne M. Bissell	Sgt. Wayne N. Bissell	Wrong middle initial
Cpl. Jacob D. DeShazer	Cpl. Jacob D. Deshazer	Deshazer, not DeShazer, on goblet
Lt. Robert M. Gray	Lt. Robert N. Gray	Wrong middle initial
Lt. James M. Parker Jr.	Lt. James N. Parker	Wrong middle initial; "Jr." not on goblet
Sgt. Edward J. Saylor	Sgt. Edwin J. Saylor	Wrong first name
Tech. Sgt. Eldred V. Scott	S/Sgt. Eldred V. Scott	Wrong rank at the time of the mission
Lt. Griffith P. Williams	Lt. Griffith R. Williams	Wrong middle initial
Capt. Edward J. York	Capt. Edwin J. York	Wrong first name
Lt. Lucian N. Youngblood	Lt. Lucien N. Youngblood	Wrong first name

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Doolittle Raider Goblets