With all of the men accounted for, Jimmy Doolittle could finally fulfill the promise he had made aboard the Hornet prior to the historic raid. He made it his personal goal to reunite the men. He sent out letters, used a couple thousand dollars of his own money, and secured a location in Miami in 1945 for the first "official" Doolittle Reunion.
Dan Wegmueller: Doolittle: Fullfilling his promise of reunion