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Jimmy Doolittle
General/Doctor James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle, USAF (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American aviation pioneer. Doolittle served as an officer in the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War.
He earned the Medal of Honor for his valor and leadership as commander of the Doolittle Raid while a lieutenant colonel.
Early life and education
[change | change source]Doolittle was born in Alameda, California.
He spent his youth in Nome, Alaska where he earned a reputation as a boxer. His parents were Frank Henry Doolittle and Rosa (Rose) Cerenah Shephard.
Lieutenant colonel james h doolittle biography
By 1910, Jimmy Doolittle was attending school in Los Angeles. When his school attended the 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field Doolittle saw his first airplane.[1] He attended Los Angeles City College after graduating from Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles.
He later won admission to the University of California, Berkeley where he studied in The