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Heroic Score296369th out of 4482
Number of Medals44
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score37462 of 4482
U.S. Air Force#12of 65
Fighter / combat pilot#39of 177
World War I#156of 929
Mexican Border Service#2of 2
World War II#183of 925
Pacific Theater#1of 2
Doolittle Raid#1of 1
Mediterranean Theater#1of 1
European Theater#1of 1
Pearl Harbor#1of 1
Jimmy Doolittle
General (Honorary), U.S. Air Force
World War IMexican Border ServiceWorld War IIPacific TheaterDoolittle RaidMediterranean TheaterEuropean TheaterPearl Harbor
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Distinguished Service Medal Army (2)
- Silver Star
- Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) (3)
- Bronze Star Medal
- Air Medalw/ Numeral 4
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
- World War I Victory Medal (United States)
- Army of Occupation of Germany Medal
- American Defense Service Medal (2)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
- European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (5)
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal
- Air Force Longevity Service Award (5)
- Order of the Bath Knight Commander
- Order of the Condor of the Andes Grand Cross
- Order of Abdon Calderon 1st Class
- Order of Ouissam Alaouite
- Order of Polonia Restituta Grand Cross
- Legion of Honour
- Croix de Guerre — (France)
- Order of the Crown
- Croix de Guerre 1940
- Order of the Cloud and Banner Special Grand Cordon
- Medal of the Armed Forces
Ribbon Rack
Biography
James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his raid on Japan during World War II, known as the Doolittle Raid in his honor. He made early coast-to-coast flights and record-breaking speed flights, won many flying races, and helped develop and flight-test instrument flying. According to the FAA, he was the first pilot ever to perform a successful instrument flight.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Silver Star(base 45)
+45Bronze Star Medal(base 30)
+30Croix de Guerre — 2 citations(2 × 30 (each citation = one heroic action))
+60Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+61Heroic Score296 pts