In September 1946 he returned to the UK and held a number of staff positions and commands before retiring on 1 April 1966 with the rank of Wing Commander. [2] He returned to Britain to join the Fighter Gunnery Wing as a senior instructor.A series of staff appointments followed, including two years with the Chiefs of Staff Secretariat.This placed him in the corridors of power, and the boy who had left school at 14 had to learn how to write minutes which would be scrutinised and reworded by secretaries and read by the chiefs. Doe found this job to be the most difficult and challenging appointment of his career.In April 1966 he opted for premature retirement.

Seelye, Katharine Q. (April 14, 1996). "War Wounds Shape Life, and Politics, for Dole". The New York Times . Retrieved December 5, 2021.In 1955, his promotion to wing commander was announced ( Gazette supplement 40666). He had come a long way since leaving school with no qualifications to become a Carlson, Allan C. (2017). Conjugal America: On the Public Purposes of Marriage. Routledge. p.12. ISBN 978-1-351-52662-3. Henneberger, Melinda (December 12, 2013). "Bob Dole honored for work in helping to feed the poor". The Washington Post.

Motter, Sarah. "Flags to be flown half-staff through Saturday in honor of late Sen. Dole". WBIW . Retrieved December 9, 2021. Bob Dole, longtime GOP senator and 1996 presidential nominee, dies". NPR. December 5, 2021 . Retrieved December 6, 2021. Genovese, Michael A. (May 13, 1996). "PERSPECTIVES ON CAMPAIGN '96: Is Dole Too Old to Be President?". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 5, 2021.Hairenik (October 9, 2015). "Bob Dole Honored As 'Hero Of Responsibility And Principle' By NCAGC". Armenian Weekly . Retrieved March 5, 2016. Gazette issue 34780), and on April 1940 ( Gazette issue 34826), it was announced that RFT Doe was confirmed as a pilot officer. He was just 20 In 1968, Dole defeated former Kansas Governor William H. Avery for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate to succeed retiring Senator Frank Carlson. He subsequently won the seat in the general election. Dole was re-elected in 1974, 1980, 1986, and 1992, before resigning on June 11, 1996, to focus on his presidential campaign. [29] Dole wrote several books, including one on jokes told by the presidents of the United States, in which he ranks the presidents according to their level of humor. Dole released his autobiography, One Soldier's Story: A Memoir, on April 12, 2005. The book chronicles his World War II experiences and his battle to survive his war injuries. [88] Dole speaking at the 60th Anniversary of VE Day, 2005 Political activities

On 27 September 1940 Doe was posted to No. 238 Squadron, flying Hurricanes from RAF Middle Wallop in Wiltshire, claiming his first victory for the squadron on 30 September by shooting down a KG 55 He 111. In October, Doe shot down a Bf 110 on 1 October and a Ju 88 on 7 October, the last of his 14 and 2 shared aerial victories of the battle and of the war. Dole received the American Patriot Award from the National Defense University in 2004 for his lifelong dedication to the United States and his service in World WarII. [119] Dowding’s well-known despatch on the Battle of Britain was not published until 1946, although he had written it in 1941 ( Gazette supplement 37719). In March 1951, Air Chief Marshal Peirse’s despatch on the war in Burma was published, covering the air operations in Southeast Asia from November 1943 to May 1944 ( Gazette supplement 39173). While the following month, Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese provided his view of the hard-fought battles on land and in the air from November 1944 to August 1945, as they fought to push Japanese forces out of Burma through dense impenetrable jungle ( Gazette supplement 39195). President Clinton's impeachment trial begins". History. February 9, 2010 . Retrieved December 20, 2022.

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