Richard E. Cole
Richard E. Cole (September 7, 1915 – April 9, 2019) was an American Air Force officer. In April 1942, he was one of the airmen who took part in the Doolittle Raid. He was serving as the co-pilot to Jimmy Doolittle in the lead plane of the raid. He stayed in China after the raid until June 1943. He served again in the China Burma India Theater from October 1943 until June 1944. He later served as Operations Advisor to the Venezuelan Air Force from 1959 to 1962. He retired from the Air Force in 1966. In 2016, he became the last living Doolittle Raid airmen.
Cole was born in Dayton, Ohio. He turned 100 in September 2015. He died on April 9, 2019, at the age of 103.[1]
Richard E. Cole Media
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, Crew No. 1, 34th Bombardment Squadron. From left to right: Lt. Henry A. Potter, navigator; Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, pilot; SSgt. Fred A. Braemer, bombardier; Lt. Richard E. Cole, copilot; SSgt. Paul J. Leonard, flight engineer/gunner. On the deck of USS Hornet, April 18, 1942
Douglas C-47 Skytrain of Air Transport Command
Dick Cole announces the name of the B-21 with Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James (right), during the Air Force Association conference on September 19, 2016.
References
- ↑ Ullery, Mike (April 9, 2019). "Last surviving Doolittle Raider passes away". Troy Daily News. https://www.tdn-net.com/news/60988/last-surviving-doolittle-raider-passes-away. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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