Jimmy Doolittle
American military officer and aviation pioneer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General/Doctor James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle, USAF (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American aviation pioneer. Doolittle served as an officer in the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War. He earned the Medal of Honor for his valor and leadership as commander of the Doolittle Raid while a lieutenant colonel.
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Dr. James Harold Doolittle | |
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Nickname | "Jimmy" |
Born | (1896-12-14)December 14, 1896 Alameda, California |
Died | September 27, 1993(1993-09-27) (aged 96) Pebble Beach, California |
Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/branch | United States Air Force United States Army Air Forces United States Army Air Corps United States Army Air Service Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps |
Years of service | 1917–1959 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force Eighth Air Force |
Battles/wars | Mexican Border Service World War I (Stateside Duty) World War II *Pacific Campaign **Doolittle Raid *Mediterranean Campaign *European Campaign Cold War *Korean War (Stateside Duty) |
Awards | Medal of Honor Distinguished Service Medal (2) Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross (3) Air Medal (4) |
Other work | Shell Oil, VP, Director Space Technology Laboratories, Chairman |
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