The Anniversary Of The Doolittle Raid
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The last one has passed into history. He was Doolittle's copilot.
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World War II veteran Richard Cole, of Doolittle's Raiders fame, attends the 2014 Memorial Day parade in Washington, D.C. Cole, the last of the 80 Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, died Tuesday, April 9, 2018. He was 103. (Stars and Stripes)
Last living Doolittle Raider dies in Texas at 103
Retired Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” Cole was one of 80 members of the first U.S. strike against Japanese mainland targets in World War II, credited for bringing optimism of winning the war to the American people.
World War II veteran Richard Cole, of Doolittle's Raiders fame, attends the 2014 Memorial Day parade in Washington, D.C. Cole, the last of the 80 Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, died Tuesday, April 9, 2018. He was 103. (Stars and Stripes)
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