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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- Dec 14, 1896
Alameda, California
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 62 - 20 years
Rank
General
Service Start Date
1917
Service End Date
1959
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army Air Forces
Served For
United States of America
Retired from the Military
May 10, 1946
Occupation
Military General and Fighter Pilot
Gender
Male
“Doolittle’s Raid” or “30 Seconds over Tokyo”
Japan
Promoted to Brigadier General
1942
WWI-enlisted as flying cadet in Army Signal Corps
Oct 1917
World War I
spent the war as a flight instructor in the United States
Commanded 8th Air Force in Europe and the Pacific
Jan 1944
Commanded North African Strategic Air Forces
Mar 1943
Led first carrier-based bomber attack on Japan
Apr 18, 1942
Commanded the 12th Air Force, North Africa
Sept 1942
Medal of Honor: Organization
U.S. Army, Air Corps
Medal of Honor: Rank
Brigadier, General
Medal of Honor: Date awarded
Jun 9, 1942
Medal of Honor: Place of action
Japan
Death- Sept 27, 1993-Age: 97 years
Burial
Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC
Other Facts
Social Security
Last Residence
Pebble Beach, CA
Social Security Number
***-**-4510
Also known as
Jimmy
Full Name
James Harold Doolittle
Full Name
James H Doolittle
Marriage
Josephine Daniels Doolittle
