Cole, George, 1ST SGT

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
First Sergeant
Last Service Branch
Cavalry
Last Primary MOS
745-Rifleman
Last MOS Group
Infantry
Primary Unit
1943-1945, 745, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry (Airmobile)
Service Years
1940 - 1945
Cavalry
First Sergeant
One Service Stripe
Four Overseas Service Bars

 Last Photo   Personal Details 

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Home State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Year of Birth
1922
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Holbs
Last Address
Sudan
Date of Passing
Nov 05, 1962
 

 Official Badges 

1st Cavalry Division Infantry Shoulder Cord Honorably Discharged WW II Meritorious Unit Commendation




 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Order of The Spur (Gold) Cold War Veteran




 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Head of the Electrical Department at Amarillo Air Force Base

   


WWII - Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Luzon Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
December / 1944
To Month/Year
July / 1945

Description
(Luzon Campaign 15 December 1944 to 4 July 1945) After Leyte came Mindoro, which was invaded on 15 December 1944, an air strip being obtained to provide a base for operations during the invasion on Luzon. American troops landed on the shores of Lingayen Gulf on g January 1945 and pushed to Manila, which the Japanese defended vigorously until 24 February. Rather than meet the Americans in a decisive battle, the Japanese decided to fight delaying actions in numerous places. Organized resistance ended in southern Luzon in April and in central and northern Luzon in June.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1945
To Month/Year
July / 1945
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
Units Participated in Operation

727th Amphibian Tractor Battalion

USS Denver (CL-58)

1st Cavalry Division

814th Military Police Company, 327th Military Police Battalion

545th Military Police Company

720th Military Police Battalion

I Corps

324th Military Police Battalion

336th Military Police Battalion

530th Military Police Battalion

 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

  309 Also There at This Battle:
  • Aguirre, Carlos, SFC
  • Asworth, Charles
  • Bruce, Kenneth, CPT, (1943-1946)
  • Christner, Raymond, PFC, (1943-1945)
  • Coffey, Lucy, S/SGT, (1941-1945)
  • Costaglio, Frank, Cpl, (1942-1945)
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