Editor’s note: The Doolittle Raid on Japan in April 18, 1942, marked a turning point in World War II. The 75th anniversary of the raid led by famed aviator Jimmy Doolittle will be celebrated Monday ...
The War in the Pacific was one of the most vicious fights seen in naval history. The United States and Japan clashed multiple times in the waterways, with thousands dead in the wake of each major ...
The USS Hornet Museum proudly announces a significant international cultural exchange with the Doolittle Raid Memorial Hall in Quzhou City, China, This remarkable addition will allow guests to connect ...
CINCINNATI (AP) – The jovial banter and storytelling will halt, and guests will be ushered out of the meeting room, the door shutting behind them. Five men, all in their 90s, will come to ...
Nolan A. "Sue" Herndon, a member of the Doolittle Raiders who was held captive in the Soviet Union after participating in the bombing run on Japan that gave Americans a morale boost four months after ...
Please join us in the Wardroom on the USS Hornet as we give a presentation about the important Doolittle Raid of World War II. The USS Hornet (CV-8) loaded on the B-25 Army bombers for this special ...
With many items signed by his famous relative and other crew members, one of the owners of Mark Jewellers has opened an exhibit next door to commemorate the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo during World War II ...
Correction: A previous online version of this story said the present-day USS Hornet (CV-12) docked at the former U.S. Naval Air Station Alameda was involved in World War II’s April 1942 Doolittle Raid ...
World War II hero David "Davey" M. Jones - one of the famed Doolittle Tokyo Raiders - died Nov. 25, 2008, in Tucson at the age of 94. Jones, a University of Arizona alumnus, retired from the Air Force ...
With American wartime morale at a low, the Japanese attack on Pearl harbor galvanized Americans to enter World War II combat operations. Four months later, on April 18, 1942, the first air assault on ...