The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-16
TOKYO BOMBED
 YEAR APRIL 18
Germany, Jap and Italy Hate and Fear Major
 DOOlittIe Most
BY PHIL AULT Limited Press Staff COrrespOndent)

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 All.cd Headquarters, North Africa, April 16.-(Up)--A year ago next Sunday Tokyo rocked from his bombs; today the Axis is feeling the sting of his deadly air force in Tunisia and the Mediterranean; to- morrow
 Mai. Gen. James H. Doolittle is the American flying commander that Germany, Japan and Italy hav: common cause to hate and fear most.
 Speed and danger have dominat- ed the career of Jimmy" Doolittle and tho year just ending has Deen by all odds the most reckless and LnrIIl-pacHed ot his more than 9 JGars of tlyIng.
 A year ago ne led group of dev- u-may -care flyers in a daring sur- pr.se ralu OH 'IoAyo ana other Jap- anese cities that gave American morale its first shoC in the arm oi the war. The enemy didn't know WnelG Dool.ttle's ralaerS came rom or where they went.
 That was on April Is. Since then, the 46-year- commander has par. t4ClpaCed III many other nalr-raIslng lhgnts and has helped to organize and lead fighting air Iorce thaC has done more than its share toward cnaslng tE4: AXIS out oI North Africa.
 He has been close to disaster sev- eral times in the last year but, like capt. Edoie kickenpac&er, he has been livlng on borrowed tune TOT so long that he looks upon 1t as a lLrmanent condition.
 Doolittle commands the Allied strategic air force in northwest Africa-a streamlined air unit com- posed Of AmcrIcan, British and French bombers and their escorts. This force has been shooting up 1un4Slan por.S aIiu aAA-oii ai.1 crippling the Axis life lir.s from Italy, Sicily and Sardinia.
 When the Tunisian campaign is over, he may be expected to play an important role in the air battles over the European continent.
 Doolittle can be found the ma jor- ty or tt.s time at advanced air. dromes or on operational flights.
 -..-., 1. .1 ,..-u be-. t'le Silver Star for gallantry. inspiring Ieadersnlp ana parJicipaUion ln i've dangerous raioS in the North Afrl- can theater. He is known to have flown over both Sicily and Sardinia.
 He likes to pilot the planes himself and there is no type he has not mastered. Once the pilot Of flying fortress in which he was riding was founded. Doolittle slipped into tn. pilots seat and brought the big bomper back.
 He lives and works at a breakneck pace but keeps fine sense of hu- nor. His chief recreation these busy days is table tennis.
 After the raid on Japan Doolttle returned to Washington to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Soon thereafter he was assigned to organize a bomber wing for duty overseas and 1t was agreed that he should command American air torc- es in northwest Africa.
 He flew to England and helped Mai. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz organize the l2th U. s. Air Force. He went on several fortress raids over enemy territory just to have a look for himself.
 He flew to the first airdrome oc- cupied in Algeria by the Allies after the November landings before the French had stopped shelling 1t. He directed the defense of the air field and spitfire attacks against tank columns.
 Within co hours his bomhers were attacking Tunis and he participated in one of these raids.