[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3143 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3143

  To posthumously promote Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole, United 
       States Air Force (retired), a colonel on the retired list.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 2019

Mr. Roy (for himself, Ms. Granger, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Flores, Mr. Olson, 
   and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To posthumously promote Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole, United 
       States Air Force (retired), a colonel on the retired list.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole, United States Air 
        Force (retired), was born on September 7, 1915, in Dayton, 
        Ohio.
            (2) On November 22, 1940, Lieutenant Colonel Cole enlisted 
        as an aviation cadet in Lubbock, Texas.
            (3) In July 1941, Lieutenant Colonel Cole was commissioned 
        as a second lieutenant and rated as a pilot.
            (4) Lieutenant Colonel Cole was one of the airmen who took 
        part in the Doolittle Raid on Japan in April 1942, serving as 
        co-pilot to then Lieutenant Colonel James (Jimmy) Doolittle.
            (5) After the Doolittle Raid, Lieutenant Colonel Cole 
        remained in China until June 1943.
            (6) Lieutenant Colonel Cole served again in the China-
        Burma-India Theater from October 1943 to June 1944.
            (7) Lieutenant Colonel Cole later served as Operations 
        Advisor to the Venezuelan Air Force from 1959 to 1962.
            (8) Lieutenant Colonel Cole retired from the Air Force in 
        1966.
            (9) On September 19, 2016, the B-21 bomber developed by 
        Northrop Grumman was formally named ``Raider'' in honor of the 
        Doolittle Raiders.
            (10) Lieutenant Colonel Cole died on April 9, 2019, at 103 
        years of age.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is as follows:
            (1) Recognizes the accomplishments, sacrifices, and legacy 
        of Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole, United States Air Force 
        (retired).
            (2) Encourages citizens of the United States to remember 
        the legacy of Lieutenant Colonel Cole and the legacy of all the 
        Doolittle Raiders.

SEC. 2. POSTHUMOUS ADVANCEMENT OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL RICHARD E. COLE, 
              UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, ON THE RETIRED LIST.

    (a) Advancement.--Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole, United States 
Air Force (retired), is advanced to the rank of colonel on the retired 
list of the Air Force.
    (b) Additional Benefits Not To Accrue.--The advancement of Richard 
E. Cole on the retired list of the Air Force under subsection (a) shall 
not affect the retired pay or other benefits from the United States to 
which Richard E. Cole would have been entitled based upon his military 
service or affect any benefits to which any other person may become 
entitled based on his military service.
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