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| Doolittle Raider Major John Hilger minutes after receiving his Distinguished Flying Cross, the fifth highest US combat decoration at the time, Bolling Field, Washington DC, United States, 27 Jun 1942 | Henry Arnold and James Doolittle at Bolling Field, Washington DC, United States, 27 Jun 1942 | Henry Arnold awarding Doolittle Raider Captain Travis Hoover at Bolling Field, Washington DC, United States, 27 Jun 1942 | Henry Arnold awarding Doolittle Raiders at Bolling Field, Washington DC, United States, 27 Jun 1942; note B-18 Bolo aircraft in background |
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| Major General Millard Harmon awarding the Distinguished Flying Cross to Doolittle Raider Harold Watson, Walter Reed Hospital, Washington DC, United States, Jun 1942 | USS Helena at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 27 Jun 1942 |
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