stephen decatur
US Navy Lieutenant Stephen Decatur
Stephen Decatur, Jr.
Col. Jimmy Doolittle led a famous bombing raid from an aircraft carrier.
commanded the daring raid that burned the captured frigate Philadelphia in Tripoli Harbor and later led gunboat boarding actions against the Barbary corsairs.
Lt Col James H Dolittle led 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers in a raid on the Japanese Islands April 18th 1942
No, US Navy Lieutenant Stephen Decatur led the raid.
US Navy Lieutenant Stephen Decatur
Stephen Decatur, Jr.
You Are There - 1953 Decatur's Raid at Tripoli February 16 1804 5-3 was released on: USA: 23 September 1956
The navy officer who led the mission to burn the USS Philadelphia in Tripoli Harbor was Stephen Decatur. In 1804, Decatur and a group of sailors executed a daring nighttime raid to prevent the captured frigate from being used by the Barbary pirates. His successful mission solidified his reputation as a naval hero in American history.
Stephen Decatur, Jr.
Stephen Decatur was the commander of the raid that BURNED the Frigate Philadelphia- which had been captured by Tripoli after running aground.
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The raid led to the capture of John Brown and the survivors of his band.
Col. Jimmy Doolittle led a famous bombing raid from an aircraft carrier.
Stephen Decatur
John Brown