Richard E. Cole (September 7, 1915) is a retired career officer in the United States Air Force. He is one of the airmen who took part in the Doolittle Raid, and served as the co-pilot with Jimmy Doolittle in the lead plane of the raid.
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 in from Air Force in 1966. In 2016, he became the last living Doolittle Raider.
Sent him 2 photos on 26 Feb and got them back signed on 9 Mar.. His daughter wrote a little note saying.. Nice letter, thanks, Dad is 103 1/2, still getting around!...
LTC Richard Cole
48 Blaschke Rd.
Comfort, TX 78013
Richard E. Cole Doolittle Raiders W W I I
Forum rules
Sponsored link: Try Amazon Prime 30-Day Free Trial - Watch Thousands of Movies & TV Shows Anytime
Upload your pictures here: Surf My Pictures | Google Photos | Imgbb | Tumblr | Imgur
Search the message board
Sponsored link: Try Amazon Prime 30-Day Free Trial - Watch Thousands of Movies & TV Shows Anytime
Upload your pictures here: Surf My Pictures | Google Photos | Imgbb | Tumblr | Imgur
Search the message board
Re: Richard E. Cole Doolittle Raiders W W I I
Hi caappy
Thank you for your feedback
Would you have a scan of the envelope and picture you received please?
If so, you are in the run for the $10 gift certificate.
Fanmail
Thank you for your feedback
Would you have a scan of the envelope and picture you received please?
If so, you are in the run for the $10 gift certificate.
Fanmail
Via Venue Addresses (Until September 2024) updated 3/9/2024
Re: Richard E. Cole Doolittle Raiders W W I I
america lost another hero. the last doolittle raider died. r.ip. richard cole
Successes: Buzz Aldrin, Charles Duke, Edgar Mitchell, Walter Cunningham, Fred Haise, Eugene Kranz, Chris Kraft, Alexey Leonov, Frank Drake, John Glenn, Director ESO, Sigmund Jähn, Valentina Tereshkova, Peter Higgs, Erich von Däniken, Jane Goodall, Reinhold Messner, Peter Habeler, Eliza Taylor, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Christopher Lloyd, Richard Dean Anderson, Jonathan Frakes, Patrick Stewart, Christopher Lampert, Famke Janssen, Carrie Fisher, Dave Prowse, Jeremy Bulloch
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 70 guests