Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Richard E. Cole Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps; Air Force
- Unit of Service: Air Force Reserve; Operations Advisor to Venezuelan Air Force; Far East Air Force; 34th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group; 11th Bomb Squadron; 1st Air Commando Group
- Location of Service: Randolph Field, Texas; Kelly Field, Texas; Pendleton, Oregon; Jackson, Mississippi; Augusta, Georgia; March Field, California; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; California; Columbia, South Carolina; Kunming, China; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater; Pacific Theater; Love Field, Texas; Victorville Army Air Field, California; Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia; Japan; Washington, DC; Venezuela; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; George Air Force Base, California
- Highest Rank: Captain; Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/111079
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Title
- Richard E. Cole Collection
Names
- Cole, Richard E.
- Atlanta History Center
- Jones, Gordon
- Verhoef, Linda Susan
Home State
- Texas
Headings
- - Cole, Richard E.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
Form
- Digital File
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 34th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group; 11th Bomb Squadron; 1st Air Commando Group
- Location of Service: Randolph Field, Texas; Kelly Field, Texas; Pendleton, Oregon; Jackson, Mississippi; Augusta, Georgia; March Field, California; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; California; Columbia, South Carolina; Kunming, China; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater; Pacific Theater; Love Field, Texas; Victorville Army Air Field, California
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1940-1947
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as lead plane co-pilot in the Doolittle Raid.
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Unit of Service: Air Force Reserve; Operations Advisor to Venezuelan Air Force; Far East Air Force
- Location of Service: Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia; Japan; Washington, DC; Venezuela; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; George Air Force Base, California
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1947-1966
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: Digital File [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2017-04-23)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/111079
Cite as
- Richard E. Cole Collection (AFC/2001/001/111079), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia
- Augusta, Georgia
- California
- China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
- Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- George Air Force Base, California
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Japan
- Kelly Field, Texas
- Kunming, China
- Love Field, Texas
- March Field, California
- Pacific Theater
- Pendleton, Oregon
- Randolph Field, Texas
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Venezuela
- Victorville Army Air Field, California
- Washington, DC
- Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit
- 11th Bomb Squadron
- 17th Bomb Group
- 1st Air Commando Group
- 34th Bomb Squadron
- Air Force Reserve
- Far East Air Force
- Operations Advisor to Venezuelan Air Force