Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard E. Cole


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The result was   redirect to Doolittle Raid. Although I'm redirecting the article, for editors interested in merging, I've not deleted the history before redirecting; therefore they could easily get material to merge subsequently.  Wifione  Message 13:43, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

Richard E. Cole

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A World War II, United Stated Army pilot who co-piloted a plane during the Doolittle Raid. He co-piloted the plane Doolittle was on. Unfortunately, Cole does not meet WP:SOLDIER as he was not a flag officer, did not receive the Medal of Honor or multiple Distinguish Service Crosses and did not command a substantial body of troops. While the Doolittle Raid is famous, all 75+ people involved do not warrant an individual article. Cole is mentioned in the Doolittle Raid Wikipedia article as one of the last 5 surviving raiders. There is some news media on Cole, especially related to the 70th anniversary of the raid, but the stories give a paragraph of what he and/or the crew did in the raid or have quotes from him. I can see a Wikipedia article that gives some detail on what happened to each plane and their crew, but until then, a redirect to the raid's article could be a solution. Prod was contested with "Not a chance" and a plea for discussion on the talk page, but they have not engaged in discussion. Bgwhite (talk) 06:32, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Bgwhite (talk) 06:35, 19 October 2012 (UTC)


 * merge to Doolittle Raid as a WP:ONEEVENT example. Mangoe (talk) 12:44, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Doolittle Raid. The rank of colonel and two relatively low-level decorations are not sufficient for notability. Nor is being one of the people involved at a low level in a famous event. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:15, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Doolittle Raid. He did too little. "Low level"? Hah! Clarityfiend (talk) 21:58, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Unintentional, but yes... -- Necrothesp (talk) 22:43, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
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 * Merge with slightly trimmed full details into an expanded Surviving airmen section of Doolittle raid. Being selected to be in plane #1 means something, unless it was a lottery. (If he had made a more significant contribution to the mission, or had become notable for something else in his life in addition to the raid, then a separate article could be justified.) --Lexein (talk) 05:51, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
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