{"product_id":"doolittle-raid-doctor-a-firsthand-account-of-bombing-tokyo-and-escaping-occupied-china-from-flight-surgeon-doc-white-9780764369896","title":"Doolittle Raid Doctor: A Firsthand Account of Bombing Tokyo and Escaping Occupied China from Flight Surgeon Doc White","description":"The number 15 plane on the Doolittle Raid carried a flight surgeon, Dr. Thomas Robert White, MD (1909-92). White was a graduate of Harvard Medical School and recipient of both the Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e During the war, White authored a 40,000-word account of the mission. He vividly described the bombing and subsequent escape and evasion through occupied China. This included a lifesaving leg amputation for Ted Lawson, author of \u003cem\u003eThirty Seconds over Tokyo\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part of White's story was published in \u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e magazine circa 1944. The balance remained private. The doctor's granddaughter, Gabrielle Adelman, partnered with aerospace expert John Fredrickson to prepare the manuscript for this publication, with editing and significant annotation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite, Maj Thomas R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Thomas White, MD\u003c\/strong\u003e, was born on Maui in 1909. Before entering the Army Air Corps, he studied at Caltech, Harvard Medical School, and Johns Hopkins. He served as the only flight surgeon on the Doolittle Raid. White departed military service in 1945 with the rank of major and as a recipient of the Silver Star and DFC. After the war, he practiced medicine in Hawaii and later in California, where he died in 1992.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdelman, Gabrielle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Fredrickson\u003c\/strong\u003e has authored five books on aviation history, several of which were published by Schiffer. Before he took up writing, Fredrickson worked at Boeing for 36 years. He is also a veteran of the US Air Force, with four years on active duty, including a tour in Vietnam, and 17 years in the reserves. He lives in Washington.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFredrickson, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - When \u003cstrong\u003eGabrielle Adelman\u003c\/strong\u003e discovered her birth family in adulthood, she was thrilled to find that her grandfather, Thomas White, was a Doolittle Raider. Furthermore, the family privately held his handwritten account. An honors graduate of Caltech, Gabrielle nurtured a string of start-up companies to success involving high tech, aviation, electric vehicles, and the performing arts. She is also a licensed flight instructor and rated airline transport pilot. She lives in the Bay Area.","brand":"Schiffer Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51615527207186,"sku":"9780764369896","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_842791cf-8c63-48fc-851e-ae793bca633f.jpg?v=1758101191","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/doolittle-raid-doctor-a-firsthand-account-of-bombing-tokyo-and-escaping-occupied-china-from-flight-surgeon-doc-white-9780764369896","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}