#MovieMonday - This past weekend marked the anniversary of the Doolittle Raid. "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944) starring Spencer Tracy is a fairly accurate depiction of the Army-Navy operation. Lt. Col. Dick Cole, who was Doolittle's co-pilot and the last surviving Raider, passed away in 2019. | U.S. Naval Institute

What were the wives of the soldiers to do during WWII? Have babies preferably, or work in a defense factory. Mervyn LeRoy's "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944) is best viewed as a filmic version of "The Government Information Manual for the Motion Picture Industry" issued during WWII to guide Hollywood's contribution to the war effort. | Political film

On this day in 1942, B-25 bombers conducted a surprise aerial attack over Tokyo. The last surviving pilot remembers how, 75 years ago, the Doolittle Raid changed history: http://cnn.it/2pNMUXQ | CNN

Tokyo Raid: Doolittle's Historic WWII Air Strike