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LC-Lot 11629-5: Doolittle Raid on Japan, April 18, 1942

LC-Lot-11629-5: Doolittle Raid on Japan, April 18, 1942. Madame Chiang Kai-Shek placing the medal of the Military Order of China around the neck of Brigadier General James H. Doolittle, USA. On the right is Colonel John A. Hilger, USA, who also received the decoration for when U.S. Army forces bombed Tokyo. Office of War Information Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/01/16).
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Caption: Doolittle Raid on Japan, April 18, 1942. Madame Chiang Kai-Shek placing the medal of the Military Order of China around the neck of Brigadier General James H. Doolittle, USA. On the right is Colonel John A. Hilger, USA, who also received the decoration for when U.S. Army forces bombed Tokyo. Office of War Information Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/01/16).
Accession #: LC-Lot 11629-5
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