Jimmy Doolittle

James Harold Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American aviation pioneer. Doolitle served with great distinction as a general in the United States Army Air Corps during the Second World War, earning the Medal of Honor as the commander of the Doolittle Raid.

WWII, post-raid

In July 1942, as a Brigadier General - he had been advanced two grades the day after the Tokyo attack - Doolittle was assigned to the 8th Air Force and in September became commanding general of the 12th Air Force in North Africa. He was promoted to Major General in November and in March 1943 became commanding general of the Northwest African Strategic Air Forces, a unified command of US Army Air Force and Royal Air Force units.

Related Topics:
Brigadier General - Tokyo - Major General - Northwest African Strategic Air Forces

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He took command of the Fifteenth Air Force in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations in November and from January 1944 to September 1945 he commanded the Eighth Air Force in Europe and the Pacific, until war's end, as a Lieutenant General, the promotion date being March 13, 1944.

Related Topics:
Fifteenth Air Force - Mediterranean Theater of Operations - 1944 - 1945 - Eighth Air Force - Lieutenant General - March 13

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