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A final toast for the Doolittle Raiders

Thatcher was engineer-gunner aboard the plane nicknamed "The Ruptured Duck."

The Honorable Service Lapel Button sometimes called the Honorable Service Lapel Pin was awarded to United States military service members who were discharged under honorable conditions during World War II. The award is sometimes colloquially called the Ruptured Duck. Sculptor Anthony de Francisci designed the award.
 
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