[Retain Mike]

As we approach the 67th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid I was considering what happened when Americans were not only allowed, but even encouraged to do the extraordinary by a Democrat President. This challenge followed nine years of New Deal policies emphasizing the helplessness of Americans when confronting a dire domestic situation. Here is a compilation of that event from several sources.

[anniegetyourgun]

Thanks! I went to school with Doolittle’s twin grandsons for a time.

[DieHard the Hunter]

Bookmarked. Thanks!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

two blackened broom handles were installed in the tail cone.

What Civil War era soldiers called "Quaker guns".

One practical result of the Doolittle raid was that it lead to the Battle of Midway. Yamamota correctly reasoned that with Midway in Japanese hands the U.S. Navy would not be in a position to attack the Japanese home islands. In the event Midway proved to be one of the most decisive strategic defeats ever suffered in the history of naval warfare.

[mad_as_he$$]

I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Jimmy a few months before his death. Great guy, still sharp and the only MOH recipient I ever met that did not have the 1,000 yard stare.

[Tennessee_Bob]

A wonderful man by the name of Porter Ellis gave me the last job I had before I left for the Air Force in May of 1984. Porter had been a plank owner on Hornet. He was onboard with she launched the Doolittle Raid, and onboard when she went down in October of 1942.

Thank God for men like him.

[SunkenCiv]

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