Keywords: 130417-F-OC707-002 (8663318406).jpg Dick Cole Ed Saylor and David Thatcher Doolittle Raid participants salute during the dedication ceremony of a plaque in Saylor s honor at the U S Air Force 33rd Fighter Wing hangar at Eglin Air Force Base Fla April 17 2013 The Doolittle Raid conducted April 18 1942 was the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese Home Islands during World War II The raid was planned and led by Army Lt Col James Doolittle DoD photo by Samuel King Jr U S Air Force/Released https //www flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/8663318406/ 130417-F-OC707-002 2013-04-17 10 11 https //www flickr com/people/39955793 N07 U S Department of Defense Current Photos PD-USGov U S Department of Defense Current Photos https //flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/8663318406 2016-09-03 08 55 10 United States Government Work Veterans Eglin Air Force Base |