Richard E. Cole, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard E. Cole

career officer in the United States Air Force and participant in the Doolittle Raid

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1915

Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 09-Apr-2019

Profession: military personnel, farmer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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.