Doolittle Raid

The Battle of the Coral Sea

By John Wukovits

World War II was less than six months old when the American public, already stunned by the debacles at Pearl Harbor and Guam, faced one of its darkest moments. Read more

Doolittle Raid

Daring Doolittle Raid Survivors

By Joseph Connaughton

The first good news in the war for the United States had been the Doolittle Raid on April 18. Read more

Doolittle Raid

Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey

By Glenn Barnett

Just before dawn, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise turned into the wind to launch her planes. Nervous and excited pilots roared into the darkness of the vast Pacific toward the unsuspecting Japanese. Read more

Doolittle Raid

Remembering Edward Saylor & the Doolittle Raiders

By Michael Haskew

On April 18, 1942, scarcely five months after the devastating Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other American military installations on the island of Oahu, the U.S. Read more