World War II Photograph

Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle (left front), leader of the attacking force, and Captain Marc A. Mitscher, Commanding Officer of the USS Hornet (CV-8), pose with a 500-pound bomb and Army Air Force aircrew members during ceremonies on the Hornet.

Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle (left front), leader of the attacking force, and Captain Marc A. Mitscher, Commanding Officer of the USS Hornet (CV-8), pose with a 500-pound bomb and Army Air Force aircrew members during ceremonies on the Hornet. (April 1942)

National Archives and Records Administration (NH-64472)