Ted W. Lawson
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Major Ted William Lawson was an American military 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 1942 Dooli
Ted W. Lawson from Crew 7 Doolittle Raiders
Lawson's aircraft (foreground) and other B-25s on deck of USS Hornet
Title page of 1943 Random House first edition
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo is a 1944 American war film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay by Dalton Trumbo is based on the 1943 book of the same name by Captain Ted W. Lawson. Lawson was a
Ted W. Lawson
…Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, a memoir of his participation in the 1942 Doolittle Raid on Tokyo during World War II. The book was subsequently adapted into the 1944 film of the same name starring Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson and Robert Mitchum. Lawson was born in Alameda, California, and attended Los Angeles City College…
Theatrical release poster
Van Johnson
Robert Walker
Spencer Tracy