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name
COLE, Bert - Date of
birth
16 January 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Buchanan County, Virginia -
Hometown
Pilgrims Knob, Buchanan County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33090552 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
21 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Rambervillers, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | 63 |
Immediate family
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Members
Newton G. Cole (father)
Waite (Viars) Cole (mother)
Leck Cole (brother)
Boyd Cole (brother)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.45thdivision.org, 1920 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy