Captain Robert Gray
The sculpture reflects Gray's rank as 1st LT at the time of the raid. Gray was promoted to Captain after the raid on Japan.
After the raid, Doolittle had ordered all planes to continue to China- (It was not Communist at this time in history) and land or crash land depending on fuel levels. Robert Gray was helped by the Chinese forces fighting Japan and walked out of China wearing his Texas cowboy boots. He was killed about six months later in a crash during takeoff in Burma. Every year, on the 18th of April, Killeen, Texas has a Robert Gray Day honoring his memory.