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  1. Air race pilot, test pilot, Shell Oil Company VP and director, chairman of Space Technology Laboratories and NACA. James Harold Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his raid on Japan during World War II, known as the Doolittle Raid in his ...

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    Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about the life and achievements of James H. Doolittle, a pioneering pilot, engineer and military leader who led the first American attack on Japan in 1942. Find out how he flew coast to coast, invented a pilot dehydrator, and received the Medal of Honor.

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  3. Apr 11, 2024 · James H. Doolittle led 16 B-25 bombers from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Hornet in a spectacular surprise attack that caused little damage but boosted Allied morale. The raid prompted the Japanese to retain four army fighter groups in Japan during 1942 and 1943, when they were badly needed in the South Pacific.

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  4. GENERAL JAMES HAROLD DOOLITTLE. Medal of Honor recipient, pioneering holder of speed records, leader of first aerial attack on the Japanese mainland, and famed World War II air commander. James Harold Doolittle was born in Alameda, Calif., in 1896. James "Jimmy" Doolittle was educated in Nome, Alaska, Los Angeles Junior College, and spent a ...

  5. Vincent Riotta played Jimmy Doolittle. The raid is depicted in the 2019 film Midway, with actor Aaron Eckhart portraying Jimmy Doolittle. Emperor Hirohito is seen being told to go to a shelter during this scene. Television

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  7. May 15, 2024 · James H. Doolittle (born Dec. 14, 1896, Alameda, Calif., U.S.—died Sept. 27, 1993, Pebble Beach, Calif.) was an American aviator and army general who led an air raid on Tokyo and other Japanese cities four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

  8. Doolittle Raiders. On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, and Kobe.

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