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One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942	One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942

One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942	One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942

One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942	One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942

One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942	One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942

One of the Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber crews aboard USS Hornet shortly before the mission, Apr 1942	USS Gwin and USS Nashville underway, escorting the Doolittle Raiders, Apr 1942

Bulletin written in Japanese informing Japanese-Americans of evacuation orders, Los Angeles, California, United States, 7 Apr 1942	Bombs aboard USS Hornet, Apr 1942; note 100-pound bombs for Navy dive bombers in the foreground and 500-pound bombs for Army B-25 bombers in background

Nose art of B-25B Mitchell bomber 'Hari Carrier' as she sat on the flight deck of the carrier Hornet days before embarking on the Doolittle Raid, Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2	Nose art of B-25B Mitchell bomber 'Hari Carrier' as she sat on the flight deck of the carrier Hornet days before embarking on the Doolittle Raid, Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2

American and Filipino troops surrendering at Bataan, Luzon, Philippines, 9 Apr 1942	General Edward King (with Everett Williams, Wade Cothran, and Achille C. Tisdelle) negotiating surrender with Japanese officer Nakayama, Balanga Elementary School, Balanga, Bataan, Philippines, 9 Apr 1942

HMS Hermes sinking off Batticaloa, Ceylon, 9 Apr 1942; photograph taken from a Japanese aircraft	HMS Hermes sinking off Ceylon, 9 Apr 1942; photo taken from a Japanese aircraft

Japanese troops celebrating victory at Bataan, Luzon, Philippines, 9 Apr 1942	Japanese troops entering US Naval Base Mariveles, Bataan, Luzon, Philippines, Apr 1942