Individual Details

James Harold Doolittle

(14 Dec 1896 - 27 Sep 1993)

Events

Birth14 Dec 1896Alameda, California, United States
Marriage24 Dec 1917Califorina - Josephine Elsie Daniels
Event1922
Event1932
Event3 Apr 1942Tokyo
Death27 Sep 1993

Families

SpouseJosephine Elsie Daniels (1895 - 1988)
ChildJames Doolittle JR (1920 - 1958)
FatherFrank Henry Doolittle (1869 - 1918)
MotherRosa Shepherd (1869 - 1930)

Notes

Event

Flew across America in less than 24 hours.

Event

Flew across America in less than 12 hours.

Event

April 3, 1942 Led the first bombing raid over Tokyo. This was the first major blow to the Japaness homeland in WW2.

Death

His occupation was a flyer. At his Funeral, they had many different airplanes do a flyover including with a restored B-25 bomber like he flew over Tokyo. He was refered to as "Jimmy Doolittle", and reached the rank of General before retirement from the service.