Doolittle, Jimmy

Doolittle, Jimmy
orig. James Harold Doolittle

born Dec. 14, 1896, Alameda, Calif., U.S.
died Sept. 27, 1993, Pebble Beach, Calif.

U.S. general.

He enlisted in the army in World War I and became an aviator. After the war he earned a Ph.D. in engineering and remained in the Army Air Corps as a test pilot until 1930, when he became head of aviation for Shell Oil Co. In 1932 he set a world air speed record. Returning to active duty during World War II, he led a daring raid on Tokyo (1942), for which he received the Congressional Medal of Honor. He commanded air operations on many fronts, including attacks on Germany in 1944–45. After the war he remained active in the aerospace industry. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989.

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