Ted W. Lawson

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Ted W. Lawson
Born	(1917-03-07)March 7, 1917 Fresno, California
Died	January 19, 1992(1992-01-19) (aged 74) Chico, California
Place of burial	Chico Cemetery Mausoleum
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army Air Forces
Years of service	1940–1945
Rank	Major
Unit	17th Bombardment Group
Commands	Liaison Officer
Battles / wars	World War II Doolittle Raid
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross Purple Heart Chinese Army, Navy, and Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade
Other work	Author

Major Ted William Lawson (March 7, 1917 – January 19, 1992) 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 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.