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23 de jun. de 2023 · Resumen. James Harold Doolittle (14 de diciembre de 1896 – 27 de septiembre de 1993) fue un general militar y pionero de la aviación estadounidense que recibió la Medalla de Honor por su audaz incursión en Japón durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. También realizó los primeros vuelos de costa a costa, batió récords de velocidad, ganó ...
16 de abr. de 2007 · SAN ANTONIO (AFNEWS) -- The man the "Doolittle Raiders" are named for may not be a household name today, but James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle was once one of the most famous celebrities in America, even before the raid, and remains one of the most remarkable figures of the 20th century. Born in Alameda, Calif., on Dec. 14, 1896, Doolittle spent his youth in Nome, Alaska, where he earned a reputation ...
18 de abr. de 2022 · Doolittle died on Sept. 27, 1993, at age 96 after suffering a stroke earlier that month. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Doolittle was survived by his two sons, James. Jr. and John ...
12 de jun. de 2006 · The first B-25 to launch from the carrier Hornet piloted by Lt. Col. James Doolittle. Observing from the bridge is the carrier’s “Skipper” Capt. Marc A. Mitscher. (National Archives) In the early morning hours of April 18, the Enterprise’s radar spotted two small ships. The force changed course briefly to avoid them.
The words of Gen. James H. Doolittle, the commander of the Tokyo Raid, are from an interview conducted in 1980. Narrator: April 18th, 1942. Sixteen B-25s, Mitchell medium bombers, sit on the pitching deck of an aircraft carrier at sea. Their mission, bomb Tokyo, just four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
For conspicuous leadership above the call of duty, involving personal valor and intrepidity at an extreme hazard to life. With the apparent certainty of being forced to land in enemy territory or to perish at sea, Brigadier General (then Lieutenant Colonel) Doolittle personally led a squadron of Army bombers, manned by volunteer crews, in a highly destructive raid on the Japanese mainland.
James H. Doolittle. (1896–1993). American aviator and U.S. Army General James H. Doolittle led an air raid on Tokyo and other Japanese cities four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. James (Jimmy) Harold Doolittle was born on December 14, 1896, in Alameda, California. He was educated at Los Angeles Junior College (1914–16) and ...
