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==After the raid==
==After the raid==
Decorated by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] with the [[Medal of Honor]] and promoted to the rank of Brigadier General after the Japan raid, and later to Lieutenant General, Doolittle commanded the Twelfh and Fifteenth Air Forces in the North African and Mediterranean Theaters in 1942-43. During 1944-45, he led the Eighth Air Force in both the [[Europe]]an and Pacific Theaters.
Decorated by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] with the [[Medal of Honor]] and promoted to the rank of Brigadier General after the Japan raid, and later to Lieutenant General, Doolittle commanded the Twelfh and Fifteenth Air Forces in the North African and Mediterranean Theaters in 1942–43. During 1944–45, he led the Eighth Air Force in both the [[Europe]]an and Pacific Theaters.
After World War II, he returned to private industry and remained an prominent figure in the aeronautics field. In 1985, he was promoted to four-star general by President [[Ronald Reagan]] while on the Air Force Retired List.<ref>[https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/james-h-doolittle James H. Doolittle]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzo_xa2tBB0 President Reagan Presenting the Fourth Star to General Jimmy Doolittle on June 13, 1985]</ref>
After World War II, he returned to private industry and remained an prominent figure in the aeronautics field. In 1985, he was promoted to four-star general by President [[Ronald Reagan]] while on the Air Force Retired List.<ref>[https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/james-h-doolittle James H. Doolittle]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzo_xa2tBB0 President Reagan Presenting the Fourth Star to General Jimmy Doolittle on June 13, 1985]</ref>