James+Doolittle

__** ﻿James Doolittle **__ After the United States entered World War Two, James Doolittle was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and transferred to Headquarters Army Air Force to help plan the attack against the Japanese home islands. Volunteering to lead the raid, Doolittle planned to fly sixteen B-25 Mitchell medium bombers off the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, bomb targets in Japan, then fly through to bases in China. It was approved by General Henry Arnold, he then trained his volunteer crews in Florida. Doolittle's plan (Hornet) provided a massive boost to Allied morale. For leading the strike, he received the Congressional Medal of Honor.