The Last Doolittle Raider Dick Cole Talks About His Life and the April 18, 1942 Japan Raid

Richard "Dick" Cole recently passed away. Dick was the last of World War II's famous Doolittle Raiders, the 80 flyers, aboard 16 B-25s, that left the USS Hornet on April 18, 1942, to drop bombs over Japan. The mission was payback for Pearl Harbor and a huge morale boost to an American public that had known nothing but defeat and loss prior to the Doolittle mission. It is with sadness that we say goodbye to our good friend, but also an honor to have known him. Thanks Lee Kirgan for providing this particular interview with Lt. Col. Cole.