Word: apocrypha
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Dates: during 1942-1942
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According to Air Forces apocrypha, Jimmy announced after he was on his way: "I was a lieutenant colonel when I took off, I'm a colonel now, and when we get over Tokyo I'm gonna look down and say: 'This is from Brigadier General Doolittle, you bastards, and how do you like that?' " When he landed, actually unaware that he had been promoted, Doolittle was met by famed Brigadier General Claire Chennault. Chennault took a star from one of his shoulders, pinned it on Brigadier General Doolittle...