Doolittle Raid facts
While investigating facts about Doolittle Raiders and Doolittle Raid Movie, I found out little known, but curios details like:
The 80 members of the Doolittle Raid received engraved goblets for their bravery. Anytime a raider passes, the goblet is turned upside down at their reunion. The goal was for the last 2 goblets to drink 1896 cognac, the year Doolittle was born, as of 2015 there are 3 raiders left.
how many of doolittle's raiders survived?
All but eight of the men involved in the Doolittle Raid parachuted to safety in China.
What is a doolittle raider?
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 11 of the best facts about Doolittle Raid Map and Doolittle Raid On Tokyo I managed to collect.
what were the doolittle raids?
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All sixteen of the B-25 bombers used in the Doolittle Raid were lost. Fifteen were captured by the Japanese and one by the Soviet Union.
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The Battle of Midway came less than two months after the "Doolittle Raid," where sixteen U.S. bombers launched from an aircraft carrier hit Tokyo and other Japanese cities.
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Doolittle received the Congressional Medal of Honor and was promoted to Brigadier General for his planning of the Doolittle Raid.
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The Doolittle Raids of WWII actually damaged an aircraft carrier called the Ryuho, delaying its entry into the Japanese fleet by a few months
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About the consequences of the Doolittle raid in 1942 on America's allies. Predicting a "heavy" response from Japan, which ultimately included "bullet contests" and biological attacks on civilians, the United States decided not to inform its allies about the planned attack before proceeding.
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James Doolittle's (of the Doolittle Raid) final rank of lieutenant general is the highest rank ever held by a reserve officer in modern times.
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MLB player-turned-spy Moe Berg was sent to Japan in 1934 Japan as part of a traveling major league All-Star team. The home movies of the Tokyo skyline that he took on the trip were used in the planning of the Doolittle Raid.
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The Doolittle Raid, 18th April 1942 - Time-Lapse
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Jimmy Doolittle, Medal of Honor recipient and leader of the famous "Doolittle raids" of WWII, went on to be a VP at Shell oil after the war.
