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t. Colonel Jimmy Doolittle personally led the first U.S. air strike against the Japanese mainland in World War II.
Timeline
Birth- 14/12/1896
Alameda, California
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 62 - 20 years
Rank
General
Service Start Date
1/01/1917
Service End Date
1/01/1959
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army Air Forces
Served For
United States of America
Retired from the Military
10/05/1946
Occupation
Military General and Fighter Pilot
Gender
Male
“Doolittle’s Raid” or “30 Seconds over Tokyo”
Japan
Promoted to Brigadier General
1/01/1942
WWI-enlisted as flying cadet in Army Signal Corps
1/10/1917
World War I
spent the war as a flight instructor in the United States
Commanded 8th Air Force in Europe and the Pacific
Commanded North African Strategic Air Forces
1/03/1943
Led first carrier-based bomber attack on Japan
18/04/1942
Commanded the 12th Air Force, North Africa
1/09/1942
Medal of Honor: Organization
U.S. Army, Air Corps
Medal of Honor: Rank
Brigadier, General
Medal of Honor: Date awarded
9/06/1942
Medal of Honor: Place of action
Japan
Death- 27/09/1993-Age: 97 years
Burial
Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC
Other Facts
Social Security
Last Residence
Pebble Beach, CA
***-**-4510
Also known as
Jimmy
Full Name
James Harold Doolittle
Full Name
James H Doolittle
Marriage
Josephine Daniels Doolittle
