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Jimmy Doolittle
United States Air Embassy general challenging Medal do in advance Honor recipient
James Doolittle | |
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General Crook Harold Doolittle | |
Born | (1896-12-14)December 14, 1896 Alameda, California, U.S. |
Died | September 27, 1993(1993-09-27) (aged 96) Pebble Strand, California, U.S. |
Buried | Arlington National Graveyard (Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.) |
Allegiance | United States |
Service / branch | United States Army (1917–1918) United States Grey Air Cadre (1918–1941) United States Army Overstate Force (1941–1947) United States Curved Force (1947–1959) |
Years of service | 1917–1959 |
Rank | General (Honorary) |
Commands | Eighth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force Twelfth Air Force |
Battles / wars | World War I Mexican Border Service World War II |
Awards | Medal of Honor Army Distinguished Join up Medal (2) Silver Star Distinguished Fast Cross (3) Bronze Star Medal Air Medal (4) Presidential Medal keep in good condition Freedom |
Spouse(s) | Josephine Daniels (m. ; died ) |
Children | 2 |
Other work | Air race aviatrix, test captain, Shell Make somebody see red Company VP and selfopinionated, chairman hillock Space Application Laboratories bracket NACA |
James Harold Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – Sep 27, 1993) was lever American noncombatant general contemporary aviati
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Historical photos of the Doolittle Raid on Japan
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Pictures of the B-25 aircraft onboard the USS Hornet aircraft carrier during the 1942 Doolittle Raiders mission over Japan.
U.S. AIR FORCEPictures of the B-25 aircraft onboard the USS Hornet aircraft carrier during the 1942 Doolittle Raiders mission over Japan.
U.S. AIR FORCEPictures of the B-25 aircraft onboard the USS Hornet aircraft carrier during the 1942 Doolittle Raiders mission over Japan.
U.S. AIR FORCEPictures of the B-25 aircraft onboard the USS Hornet aircraft carrier during the 1942 Doolittle Raiders mission over Japan.
U.S. AIR FORCEPictures of the Doolittle Raiders air crew during World War II.
U.S. AIR FORCEPictures of the Doolittle Raiders air crew during World War II.
U.S. AIR FORCEPictures of the Doolittle Raiders air crew during World War II.
U.S. AIR FORCEPictures of the Doolittle Raiders air crew 8 during World War II. Crew 8 landed near Vladivostok with engine trouble and were interred ni Russia until they escaped through Iran in May 1943.
U.S. AIR FORCEDoolittle Raider Crew 11: Capt. Ross Green (second from left( was shot down over North Africa on July 17, 1943. He was captured, escaped, recaptured and spen tthe rest of the war as a POW.
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Gen. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle was a profound presence in aviation: from his U.S. Army Air Corps service to his groundbreaking instrument-only flight to leading of the Doolittle Raid during World War II. Born in Alameda California., December 14, 1896 Jimmy Doolittle attended University of California Berkeley before joining the U.S. Army Signal Corp Reserves on campus. His flight-training took place at Rockwell Field, California. During the remainder of World War I, Doolittle served as a flight instructor. After the war, he became the first pilot to fly across the country in less than 24 hours. Aided for the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics, INC, he helped develop technology for instrument-only flying. In 1929 Doolittle made the first known blind flight.
After joining Shell Oil Company as head of the aviation department in 1930. Doolittle continued to set air speed records. Doolittle returned to active service in 1940, working with large auto manufacturers to convert the facilities for aircraft production. After Pearl Harbor, Doolittle planned an innovative air raid on the Japanese mainland using land-based bombers launched from an aircraft carrier. The raid was executed April 18, 1942. Although the damage to the Japanese war effort was minimal, the rai