Gallantry In Action

GALLANTRY IN ACTION

Sergeant George E. Larkin, Jr., a native of Colesburg, Hardin Co., took part in Doolittle’s raid on Japanese mainland, April 18, 1942.  He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and decorated by the Chinese government; won award for being first Kentuckian to bomb enemy capital.  Famous raid boosted American morale.  Six months later, the 23-year-old was killed in Asia.

Submitted by

Bryan Arnold