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[edit] Picture of Doolittle receiving 4th star.

The caption under the picture of Reagan & Goldwater pinning a 4th star on Gen. Doolittle states Doolittle is "the first Airman to wear 4 stars". This is most certainly incorrect as many Air Force officers were 4 star generals long before Doolittle received his 4th star. (Such as Curtis LeMay & Hoyt Vandenberg jsut to name 2 of many. This should be removed from the caption. (I'm not 100% sure how to do it myself) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.0.149.250 (talk) 04:15, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bachelor's degree

The article argues with itself in regard to Doolittle's Bachelor's degree:

Having at last returned to complete his college degree, he earned the Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley in 1922.

Doolittle was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree by the University of California, even though he had never finished his studies after leaving to enlist during World War I.

Did he actually finish his studies, or was the degree simply granted by the University of California?68.117.97.62 (talk) 04:30, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Picture of Doolittle and Lemay

The picture states that it is a photo of Dolittle and "Colonel" LeMay taken in 1944. LeMay was at least a brigadier general and most likely major general in 1944.

65.122.111.70 (talk) 15:32, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

My father took that picture, and at the time of the photo LeMay was a Colonel. Googie man (talk) 16:19, 24 April 2008 (UTC)