Town's nascent role in aviation recognized Aug 16, 2008
"Emilia Earhart, Jimmy Doolittle, the Granville brothers and their Gee Bee racer, and Hap Arnold before he became General Hap Arnold," he reminded his audience. "There is a wonderful story about Charles Lindbergh, the first day he visited Pratt and Whitney," Sullivan related. (East Hartford Gazette, CT)
Exhibit commemorates WWII Doolittle raid on Tokyo Apr 9, 2008
Mark Doolittle positions a model of one of the bombers Jimmy Doolittle used to bomd Japan during World War two ... He never met distant relative Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, who led the raid from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, and who died in 1993. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
One of last Doolittle Raiders dies Apr 1, 2008
-AP Photo SALEM (AP) Jacob DeShazer won fame as one of nearly 80 flyers on Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle s air raid on Japan in 1942, America s first strike against that country after Pearl Harbor. But at his memorial and graveside service in the Restlawn Memory Gardens in Salem on Saturday, he was recalled as a man of deep faith, one who returned to Japan after three years as a prisoner of war as a Methodist missionary to help start 23 churches over nearly 30 years. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Jacobs: Five years later, Iraq is still a mess Mar 19, 2008
In June, we launched the air attack on Japan by Jimmy Doolittle, but there were only 16 planes involved, and the largely symbolic attack caused little damage. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Tunnel town (1) Feb 26, 2008
In homage to Alaska s military past, Whittier s museum includes reprinted photos of Japanese and American soldiers stationed in the Aleutian Islands in World War II. One new exhibit features photos of World War II pilot Jimmy Doolittle, who led a pivotal air raid on Tokyo, as a child growing up in Nome. The dozen or so exhibits have attracted 6,000 visitors from 20 countries, according to its visitor log. (Helena Independent Record)
Calling All Veterans -- A triumphant spirit Feb 15, 2008
While there, I was part of the United States Army 8th Air Force, which then was commanded by three-star Gen. James Jimmy Doolittle. After training, I was sent to the Royal Air Force (RAF) Base at Medmenham near London, she said. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Grover Rosenkild Jan 24, 2008
He met Muriel M. Fahrney on a train to Washington, D.C., where she was working as Jimmy Doolittle s secretary at the Pentagon. They were married March 14, 1944, at Fort Weatherill, R.I.. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Rotary asked to remove club items from meeting room Nov 27, 2007
He told the group of important war heros such as Chuck Yeager and General Jimmy Doolittle who had visited the Gridley club in the past. Rotary Treasurer Dave Berg, stated that every Rotary Club has a sign out front telling when they meet, worldwide. (Gridley Herald, CA)
Leaders & Success Nov 13, 2007
Investor's Business Daily: Jimmy Doolittle's Big Answer To Pearl Harbor ... Jimmy Doolittle's Big Answer To Pearl Harbor ... As far as Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, the mission's leader, was concerned, it was a failure. (Investors Business Daily)
Jimmy Doolittle's Big Answer To Pearl Harbor Nov 13, 2007
As far as Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, the mission's leader, was concerned, it was a failure. After the raid, the planes couldn't find landing areas in China. (Investors Business Daily)
At 75, Albany port fills key role Oct 11, 2007
The grassy field along the Hudson River just south of downtown Albany was the starting point for Glenn H. Curtiss' historic 1910 flight to New York City and later hosted such aviators as Charles Lindbergh, Jimmy Doolittle and Amelia Earhart. But as aviation grew, it became clear this site wasn't going to be big enough. (Albany Times Union)
Nolan Herndon, 88, member of Doolittle Raiders Oct 10, 2007
The raid, planned by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, was the subject of the book and movie "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" and the book "Four Came Home.". After the raid, Herndon was interned for about a year in Russia and returned to the United States in May 1943, where he held several assignments until the end of World War II, according to the Web site. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Sixty years of mastery of the skies Sep 28, 2007
One such hero was General Jimmy Doolittle. On April 18, 1942, he led 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers in a joint operation from the deck of the naval carrier USS Hornet to strike the Japanese mainland in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
The Doolittle Raid: Navigator tells of America's first WWII victory Sep 23, 2007
Later he found out who the leader was: Jimmy Doolittle, a legendary pilot who had won all the top trophies racing planes. He was one of the best in the world. (San Francisco Chronicle)
More of this story Sep 21, 2007
The famous mission was commanded by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle and is one of the high points of American military history. Nearly 11,000 of the aircraft were produced during World War II, but only 38 remain on flying status in the world today. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Chomsky: Cold War II Aug 27, 2007
The judgments about the nature of the super-Hitler and the necessary response are those of General Jimmy Doolittle, in a critical assessment of the CIA commissioned by President Eisenhower in 1954. They are quite consistent with those of the Truman administration liberals, the wise men who were present at the creation, notoriously in NSC 68 but in fact quite consistently. (Zmag.org)
More » Aug 8, 2007
But from the enterprising mind of Gen. Jimmy Doolittle a plan was hatched to send a group of B-25s, stripped of their armaments to reduce weight and with enhanced fuel capacity, on a one-way trip to Tokyo. After dropping bombs on Tokyo, the planes would reach safety by crash landing in Russia and China. (Idaho Press-Tribune)
CIA's darkest secret Jul 2, 2007
Its chair, Jimmy Doolittle, the hero who had bombed Tokyo, issued his report in 1954. "It is now clear that we are facing an implacable enemy whose avowed objective is world domination by whatever means and whatever cost. There are no rules in such a game. Hitherto acceptable norms of human conduct do not apply. If the United States is to survive, longstanding concepts of 'fair play' must be reconsidered. We must develop effective espionage, and counter espionage services, and must learn to... (Boston Globe)
Fantastic fliers in Fredericktown Jun 21, 2007
Vance s second favorite flyer is General Jimmy Doolittle, awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II for leading the first carrier-based bomber attack on mainland Japan, known as the Doolittle Raid, in 1942 ... The people I talk about are friends of mine including Lindbergh and Jimmy Doolittle. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Tunnel opened Whittier to the future Jun 12, 2007
" More than half of Whittier's citizens live in the 14-story Begich Towers. The former dormitory for military families houses a police department, post office, church, and bed and breakfast. The pastor lives on the seventh floor. Earnest lives on the eighth. The police chief is on the ninth and the harbor master is one floor above. The mayor and his wife live on the 14th floor with a view of the harbor and the mountains across the Sound. Room for a road There isn't much room to grow at... (Anchorage Daily News)
World War II planes land in the Basin Jun 5, 2007
Oehl s uncle, Jimmy Doolittle, was the pilot of a B-25 that lead the U.S. World War II bombing raid on Japan in 1942 after the attack on Pearl Harbor ... Now he was returning in the same type plane his uncle Jimmy Doolittle flew during World War II when he led the first air strikes on Japan. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Survivors of WW II Doolittle raid coming to Idaho museum Jun 2, 2007
Also accompanying the three survivors for the museum's "Mitchell Days" on August 11th and 12th will be the granddaughter of Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, who led the raid on military targets in five Japanese cities. Sue Paul, head of the museum, says, "It changed the morale of the United States overnight. It completely shook up the entire Japanese nation.". (Idaho Press-Tribune)
An Evolution of the Air Force Creed May 2, 2007
On that day, 80 Airmen, led by Jimmy Doolittle, flew 16 B-25s into the heart of Imperial Japan to deliver a simple message: we'll go after you, exploiting the range and payload that are the heart and soul of airpower, and bring you to your knees by inflicting death and destruction the likes of which were never seen. Three years later, Imperial Japan signed the instruments of unconditional surrender without the unimaginable bloodshed that would have ensued if airpower didn't obviate the need for... (Human Events Online)
Giuliani's Gamble Apr 20, 2007
Doolittle's Raid: Wednesday, April 18, marked the 65th anniversary of the Allied air raid on Japan led by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle. Coincidentally, Wednesday was also the day we learned of an FBI raid on the home of Rep. (CBS News)
Chase Nielsen, 90; participated in Japan raid after Pearl Harbor Apr 1, 2007
Today's Globe Local Politics Opinion Magazine Education NECN Special reports Obituaries. Chase J. Nielsen attended a ceremony at the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, recognizing the achievements of the Doolittle Raid. (Boston Globe)
Chase J. Nielsen, 90; aviator captured after Doolittle raid Mar 30, 2007
12:52 AM PDT, March 30, 2007. By Dennis McLellan, Times Staff Writer March 30, 2007 Chase J. Nielsen, who spent 40 months as a prisoner of war after participating in the daring Doolittle raid that gave a much-needed lift to American morale only four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died. (Los Angeles Times)
WWII 'Doolittle Raider' Lt. Col. Chase Nielsen Dies Mar 27, 2007
Air Force legend Col. Chase Nielsen passes away. " After a role call followed by a toasting the Raiders who died since their last meeting, they turn the deceased men's goblets upside down. Each goblet has the Raider's name engraved twice -- so that it can be read if the goblet is right side up or upside down. When only two Raiders remain alive, they will drink a final toast using a vintage bottle of cognac. The 80 goblets, which are normally on display at the National Museum of the United States... (Newsmax)
Doolittle Raider dies Mar 25, 2007
The raid, planned by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, was the subject of the book and movie Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and the book Four Came Home, which chronicled the story of Nielsen and the three other survivors. -- Advertisement. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Bert Hinkler Mar 11, 2007
The winning pilot was the remarkable Jimmy Doolittle, who rose to the rank of general in World War 11. That same year the Avro Avian, a 2-seat biplane of metal construction and fabric covering went into production. (Suite101.com)
Air passengers’ rights discovered Feb 25, 2007
As individuals, they did not match the heroics of Charles Lindbergh, Jimmy Doolittle, Amelia Earhart or other aviation pioneers. Yet, like those heroes, they proved what long had been assumed to be impossible. (Scranton Times, PA)
A man on a mission: Finding WWII remains Feb 11, 2007
In 1990, Moon and his son, Chris, traveled to China, where they located one of the famed Jimmy Doolittle B-24 bombers that crashed after the 1942 raid over Tokyo. That marked the beginning of Moon's obsession with locating the wrecks of WWII warplanes, from Sicily to the Pacific. (Herald-Tribune)
Lofty veterans Feb 6, 2007
Gen. Jimmy Doolittle led a group of 16 B-25s on the first bombing mission over Japan on April 18, 1942. The museum also has a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, perhaps the most famous World War II bomber. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
