Name:
Richard H. Cole
Rank:
Colonel
Serial Number:
O-392754
Unit:
303rd Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1982-01-31
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Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross with 1 oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with 1 oak le
Comments:
Richard H. Cole graduated from Rutgers University in 1938. He entered the Air Corps as a cadet and was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in May, 1940. Lt. Col. Cole was assigned to the 303rd in the fall of 1943. At that time he held the rank of Major, having been previously a Group Operations Officer with an anti-submarine command group stationed in Newfoundland.
Col. Cole discharged in the United States Air Force on May 1, 1962. He died on January 31, 1982.
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