[PAR] [TLE] William H. Buracker [SEP] William Houck Buracker (July 25, 1897 – March 7, 1977) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy who served as commanding officer of the USS "Princeton" during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, a member of the task force that carried out the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, and was the operations officer for the carrier task force that transported planes for the Doolittle Raid.  After leaving the Navy, Buracker worked as an engineer and was Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Works from 1947 to 1949. [PAR] [TLE] Doolittle Raid [SEP] The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, on Saturday, April 18, 1942, was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on the island of Honshu during World War II, the first air operation to strike the Japanese Home Islands.  It demonstrated that Japan itself was vulnerable to American air attack, served as retaliation for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and provided an important boost to American morale.  The raid was planned and led by Lieutenant Colonel James "Jimmy" Doolittle of the United States Army Air Forces.
[PAR] [TLE] William H. Buracker [ SEP ] William Houck Buracker ( July 25 , 1897 – March 7 , 1977 ) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy who served as commanding officer of the USS " Princeton " during the Battle of Leyte Gulf , a member of the task force that carried out the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign , and was the operations officer for the carrier task force that transported planes for the Doolittle Raid . After leaving the Navy , Buracker worked as an engineer and was Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Works from 1947 to 1949 . [PAR] [TLE] Doolittle Raid [ SEP ] The Doolittle Raid , also known as the Tokyo Raid , on Saturday , April 18 , 1942 , was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on the island of Honshu during World War II , the first air operation to strike the Japanese Home Islands . It demonstrated that Japan itself was vulnerable to American air attack , served as retaliation for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor , and provided an important boost to American morale . The raid was planned and led by Lieutenant Colonel James " Jimmy " Doolittle of the United States Army Air Forces .
With William Hock Buracker as the operations officer transporting the aircraft, what was the name of the first strike on the Japanese Home Islands by Americans in 1942?
With William Hock Buracker as the operations officer transporting the aircraft , what was the name of the first strike on the Japanese Home Islands by Americans in 1942 ?
The Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid