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Doolittle Raid Doctor
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- Book Synopsis
- A previously unpublished first-person account of the Doolittle Raid. The number 15 plane on the Doolittle Raid carried a flight surgeon, Dr. Thomas Robert White, MD (1909-92). White was a graduate of Harvard Medical School and recipient of both the Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross. During the war, White authored a 40,000-word account of the mission. He vividly described the bombing and subsequent escape and evasion through occupied China.**xA0;This included a lifesaving leg amputation for Ted Lawson, author of**xA0;Thirty Seconds over Tokyo.**xA0; Part of White's story was published in Atlantic magazine circa 1944. The balance remained private. The doctor's granddaughter, Gabrielle Adelman, partnered with aerospace expert John Fredrickson to prepare the manuscript for this publication, with editing and significant annotation.
- About The Author
- Dr. Thomas White, MD, was born on Maui in 1909. Before entering the Army Air Corps, he studied at Caltech, Harvard Medical School, and Johns Hopkins. He served as the only flight surgeon on the Doolittle Raid. White departed military service in 1945 with the rank of major and as a recipient of the Silver Star and DFC. After the war, he practiced medicine in Hawaii and later in California, where he died in 1992.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780764369896
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Schiffer Military History, (28 September 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 224
- Weight
- 540 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 23 mm
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