page_title: Richard E. Cole
hierarchical_section_title: Richard E. Cole
caption_attribution_description: English: Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Dick Cole, one of four surviving members of Doolittle's Raid, answers question about the raid during a luncheon in honor of the event at the Army Navy Club in Washington. Doolittle's Raid was an April 1942 air attack on Japan, which launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet and was led by Army Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tim Comerford/Released)
context_page_description: Richard Eugene Cole was an American career officer in the United States Air Force. He was one of the airmen who took part in the Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942, serving as the co-pilot to Jimmy Doolittle in the lead airplane of the raid. He eventually reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.
  Cole remained in China after the raid until June 1943, and 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 and became the last living Doolittle Raider in 2016.
context_section_description: Richard Eugene Cole (September 7, 1915 – April 9, 2019) was an American career officer in the United States Air Force. He was one of the airmen who took part in the Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942, serving as the co-pilot to Jimmy Doolittle in the lead airplane of the raid. He eventually reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.
  Cole remained in China after the raid until June 1943, and 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 and became the last living Doolittle Raider in 2016.
caption: Cole in 2014
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