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Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
 

Brig Gen Jimmy Doolittle

 
 
Brig Gen Jimmy Doolittle Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2024
1. Brig Gen Jimmy Doolittle Marker
Inscription.

As a lieutenant assigned to the 3rd Attack Group in 1922, he made the first United States coast-to-coast fight in under 24 hours. He later earned the Medal of Honor for his leadership during the carrier-based Doolittle Raid against mainland Japan.

 
Erected by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpacePatriots & PatriotismWar, World II. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients, and the Valor in Aerial Operations series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.
 
Location. 61° 14.903′ N, 149° 48.088′ W. Memorial is in Anchorage, Alaska. It is in Elmendorf Air Force Base. It is on Sijan Avenue north of 32nd Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is west of 3rd Wing Headquarters. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11568 Slammer Ave, JBER AK 99506, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Alaska Railroad Corridor, in the Athabascan Region, in the Prince William Sound, and in Southcentral Alaska. It is also on the American
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Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gen Hoyt Vandenberg (here, next to this marker); Lt Col Horace Hickam (here, next to this marker); Maj Paul "Pappy" Gunn (here, next to this marker); Gen Nathan Twining (here, next to this marker); Capt John Walmsley (here, next to this marker); 3rd Wing "Wall of Heroes" Marker (here, next to this marker); Maj Raymond Wilkins (here, next to this marker); Sgt Nyle Mickly (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anchorage.
 
More about this memorial. Must have an acceptable ID to enter this active military base.
 
Also see . . .  General James Harold Doolittle Bio. (Submitted on August 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Brig Gen Jimmy Doolittle Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2024
2. Brig Gen Jimmy Doolittle Marker
Among the 3rd Wing Wall of Heroes below the JN-4 "Jenny"
JN-4 "Jenny" Atop 3rd Wing Notables Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2024
3. JN-4 "Jenny" Atop 3rd Wing Notables Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jul. 18, 2026