Winter Discovery Auction Nov 14
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/14/2013
A group of 4 signed photos from the Doolittle Raid. The first being its leader Jimmy Doolittle and Medal of Honor winner for the raid. Also accompanied with photos signed by Bill Bower, William L. Birch, and Maj. Griffith Williams.
The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, on 18 April 1942, was the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese Home Islands (specifically Honshu) during World War II. By demonstrating that Japan itself was vulnerable to American air attack, it provided a vital morale boost and opportunity for U.S. retaliation after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. The raid was planned and led by Lieutenant Colonel James "Jimmy" Doolittle, U.S. Army Air Forces. Doolittle later recounted in his autobiography that the raid was intended to bolster American morale and to cause the Japanese to begin doubting their leadership, to which it succeeded:
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