The Life of James H. Doolittle By melina_pappas Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Jan 1, 2000 The life of James H. Doolittle Jan 1, 1922 Recieved Degree of Engineering Sep 4, 1922 First to complete cross-country flight Oct 27, 1925 Won the Schneider Cup Race May 25, 1927 First to complete an outside loop Sep 25, 1929 First to complete a successful blind takeoff and landing using instruments alone Jan 1, 1930 Influenced Shell Oil Company to produce High Octane fuel Feb 17, 1931 Won the Bendix Trophy Apr 20, 1932 Set the world’s high-speed record for land planes Sep 1, 1939 World War II begins Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor hit and U.S. joins war Apr 18, 1942 Doolittle Raid on Tokyo May 17, 1942 Earned Congressional Medal of Honor Jun 17, 1943 Received first Distinguished Service Medal from General Dwight D. Eisenhower Sep 2, 1945 World War II ends Feb 12, 1972 Received the Tony Janus Award
