DOD: Medal of Honor Monday - Army Air Corps Gen. Jimmy Doolittle
April 19, 2022
April 19, 2022
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following feature on April 18, 2022:
By Katie Lange
Most people know the name Jimmy Doolittle for his famous World War II raid on Tokyo that earned him the Medal of Honor, but the Army Air Corps general was a memorable figure long before that. Doolittle set air racing world records in the 1920s and was a revered aeronautical innovator throughout his life. His work and leadership led to many of the air and . . .
By Katie Lange
Most people know the name Jimmy Doolittle for his famous World War II raid on Tokyo that earned him the Medal of Honor, but the Army Air Corps general was a memorable figure long before that. Doolittle set air racing world records in the 1920s and was a revered aeronautical innovator throughout his life. His work and leadership led to many of the air and . . .