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Doolittle Raid Doctor: A Firsthand Account of Bombing Tokyo and Escaping Occupied China from Flight Surgeon Doc White

Doolittle Raid Doctor: A Firsthand Account of Bombing Tokyo and Escaping Occupied China from Flight Surgeon Doc White - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Maj Thomas R. White, Gabrielle Adelman (With), John Fredrickson (With)Publish date:9/28/2025Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Schiffer PublishingISBN-13:9780764369896ISBN-10:076436989XUPC:9780764369896Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:World War II, Aviation & SpaceSize:8.80 x 6.00 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SCF5NGYKGD

Doolittle Raid Doctor: A Firsthand Account of Bombing Tokyo and Escaping Occupied China from Flight Surgeon Doc White

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. This included...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Schiffer PublishingISBN-13:9780764369896ISBN-10:076436989XUPC:9780764369896Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:World War II, Aviation & SpaceSize:8.80 x 6.00 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SCF5NGYKGD
White, Maj Thomas R.: - 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...
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

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