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Date:
1941
Location:
MO
Topic:
Place / Town or City
Description
Doolittle is a small town of 500 people located half way between St. Louis and Springfield, Missouri on Interstate 44.
The town was named for the famous Lt. General Jimmy Doolittle of World War II. Originally it was named Centertown, because it was half way between Rolla and Newburg.
With Ft. Leonard Wood built in 1941 nearby, the population decided to have the town name changed to honor the Lt. General Doolittle and even invited him to the town.
It would be in 1946, when Lt. General Jimmy Doolittle spoke at the dedication ceremonies in which the town was formally christened in his honor. He flew his own B-25 into nearby Vichy Airport, fulfilling a promise he made more than two years before, to be present at the dedication of the town of Doolittle, Missouri.
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