https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_E._Cole
He passed away on April 9th.
April 9th of 1942 he had been on the USS Hornet for one week and would launch from there 9 days later to fulfill his mission as co-pilot on the lead aircraft.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_E._Cole
He passed away on April 9th.
April 9th of 1942 he had been on the USS Hornet for one week and would launch from there 9 days later to fulfill his mission as co-pilot on the lead aircraft.
Born in Dayton.
The passing got a lot of air time on WOWO out of Fort Wayne.
The country needed a morale boost. And a select few provided it for us.
Thanks for your service Mr. Cole and RIP.
The Doolittle Raid wikipedia article is very good.
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