During World War II on April 12, 1942, the United States executed an air raid on Japan. This was done by the Doolittle Raiders, a team of 80 men led by James (Jimmy) Doolittle. According to Mike Mears, before attacking Japan, the Raiders secretly trained at Eglin Air Force Base and Wagner Field in Northwest Florida for several weeks. Many of the Raiders died during the mission. Eight crew members were captured, three were executed, and one died of sickness during captivity. Sixty-five of the other members were recruited back to safety, and in retaliation, the Japanese killed over 250,000 Chinese. The raid by Jimmy Doolittle and his crew helped to increase American morale. Although Hurlburt Field didn’t play much of a role in the training of
