Moon stated that Marcus Island was attacked twice in the spring of 1942. "Once on March 4 by USS Enterprise, and was a primary target of the Doolittle Raid in June 1942". https://rkcolejr.blogspot.com/2021/03/moon-stated-that-marcus-island-was.htmlAlthough Moon is correct that the USS Enterprise conducted a pre-daylight bombing and strafing raid on Marcus Island the morning of March 4,
https://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Raids/USN-CN-Raids-3.html his claim that Marcus Island was a primary target of the Doolittle Raid in June 1942 cannot be true.
Marcus Island is 1,150 miles South East of Tokyo and the addition of such a distance to a bombing route that included Marcus Island which was 1,000 miles to the South of USS Hornet was not possible since the B-25s were carrying full fuel and bombloads and intended to reach Mainland China after attacking Tokyo. This would have resulted in the aircraft running out of fuel before even reaching or possibly over Japan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minami-Tori-shimaThe Doolittle Raid occurred on April 18, 1942, and not in June as Moon stated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle_RaidAt 07:38 on the morning of 18 April, while the task force was still about 650 nautical miles (1,200 km; 750 mi) from Japan (around 35°N 154°E), it was sighted by the Japanese picket boat No. 23 Nittō Maru, a 70-ton patrol craft, which radioed an attack warning to Japan.[32] The boat was sunk by gunfire from USS Nashville.[note 6] The chief petty officer who captained the boat killed himself rather than be captured, but five of the 11 crew were picked up by Nashville.[34]
Doolittle and Hornet skipper Captain Marc Mitscher decided to launch the B-25s immediately—
10 hours early and 170 nautical miles (310 km; 200 mi) farther from Japan than planned.[note 7] After respotting to allow for engine start and runups, Doolittle's aircraft had 467 feet (142 m) of takeoff distance.[35] Although none of the B-25 pilots, including Doolittle, had ever taken off from a carrier before, all 16 aircraft launched safely between 08:20 and 09:19. The B-25s then flew toward Japan, most in groups of two to four aircraft, before flying singly at wave-top level to avoid detection.[36]
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loginThe map of the route clearly shows the USS Hornet Group at 1,000 Miles Due North of Marcus Island before April 17, 1942.