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U.S. Army bombers crowd the deck of the aircraft carrier Hornet, as a U.S. Navy task force steams across the north Pacific on a mission to avenge the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. (photo credit: National Archives)
U.S. Army bombers crowd the deck of the aircraft carrier Hornet, as a U.S. Navy task force steams across the north Pacific on a mission to avenge the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. (photo credit: National Archives)
The 16 air crews commanded by aviation legend James “Jimmy” Doolittle became national heroes in 1942, thanks to their raid on military targets in Tokyo and beyond. Pictured is the crew of plane #12, commanded by pilot 1st Lt. Bill Bower (second from left). (photo credit: Lori B. Lang)
The 16 air crews commanded by aviation legend James “Jimmy” Doolittle became national heroes in 1942, thanks to their raid on military targets in Tokyo and beyond. Pictured is the crew of plane #12, commanded by pilot 1st Lt. Bill Bower (second from left). (photo credit: Lori B. Lang)
The Imperial Japanese Army captured eight of the Doolittle Raiders, including 1st Lt. Robert L. Hite. Three were executed. A fourth died of starvation. Lt. Hite and the three other remaining POWs were liberated in August 1945. (photo credit: U. S. Air Force)
The Imperial Japanese Army captured eight of the Doolittle Raiders, including 1st Lt. Robert L. Hite. Three were executed. A fourth died of starvation. Lt. Hite and the three other remaining POWs were liberated in August 1945. (photo credit: U. S. Air Force)
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