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On Sun. 19 Apr 1942 Doolittle raider Robert Hite in Japanese captivity.....

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Doolittle raider Robert Hite in Japanese captivity, Japan, Apr 1942Chiang Kaishek and Joseph Stilwell at Maymyo, Burma, 19 Apr 1942Cleaning up after Doolittle Raid, Nagoya, Japan, Apr 1942US incendiary bombs dropped by Doolittle Raiders that failed to explode, Nagoya, Japan, Apr 1942

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