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COLE, Delmer Eugene - Date of
birth
20 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio -
Hometown
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-958758 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 November 1944 - Place of
death
Foret de Château-Salins, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 29 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
Margaret (Heverly) Cole (mother)
More information
2nd Lt Delmer E. Cole attended high school for four years and was a clerk at a drug store before he enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 14 August 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Harold Beda, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Andy
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Harold Beda, High School Yearbook 1940