| LC control no. | n 50026726 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 |
| Variant(s) | Doolittle, James H., 1896-1993 Doolittle, Jimmy, 1896-1993 |
| Birth date | 1896-12-14 |
| Death date | 1993-09-27 |
| Place of birth | Alameda, Calif. |
| Place of death | Pebble Beach, Calif. |
| Affiliation | United States. Army. Signal Corps United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 12th United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 15th United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th Shell Oil Company |
| Profession or occupation | Air pilots Generals |
| Found in | His Accelerations in flight, 1925. Cohen, S. Destination, Tokyo, c1983: p. 6, etc. (James Harold Doolittle; Jimmy Doolittle) Washington post, Sept. 29, 1993: p. D4 (Gen. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle; d. Sept. 27, 1993; doctorate in aero. sci., MIT) biography.com, August 7, 2013 (Jimmy Doolittle; General, Pilot; Full Name: James Harold Doolittle; born December 14, 1896 in Alameda, California; died September 27, 1993 in Pebble Beach, California; educated at Los Angeles Junior College, University of California School of Mines, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; American aviator and general Jimmy Doolittle led an air raid on Tokyo and other Japanese cities four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor) Oxford Companion to U.S. Military History, via WWW, August 7, 2013 (James Harold Doolittle (1896-1993); Army Air Force Officer; Doolittle, a man of brilliant scientific ability, received one of the first U.S. doctorates in aeronautical engineering from MIT in 1925; after joining the Army Signal Corps in 1917, he transferred to the reserves in 1930; he pioneered instrument flying and won several airplane races; in the 1930s, as a manager in Shell Petroleum, "Jimmy" Doolittle pushed the development of high-octane aviation fuels, which permitted the creation of the advanced piston engines powering World War II U.S. combat aircraft; he continued to fly as a test and racing pilot, establishing flight time and speed records; after returning him to active duty in 1940, the Army Air Forces in January 1942 selected him to lead the first bombing mission against Japan; the "Doolittle Raid" on Tokyo by B-25 bombers launched from U.S. aircraft carriers earned him a jump in rank to brig. general and a Medal of Honor; in November 1942, Doolittle led the U.S. Twelfth Air Force into North Africa, and in November 1943 he headed the Fifteenth Air Force in Italy; in January 1944, he took command of the Eighth Air Force in Britain, which he controlled until V-E Day; his promotion of aggressive fighter escort tactics gained the Americans air superiority over Germany; after the war, he served on numerous government commissions) |
| Associated language | eng |
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