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Personal info

Full name
COLE, Jerry Merrill
Date of birth
28 October 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Gaither Township, Boone County, Arkansas
Hometown
Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
O-305994
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 November 1944
Place of death
Hemmersdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 18 43

Immediate family

Members
Oren A. Cole (father)
Ida F. (Moore) Cole (mother)
Cassie M. Cole (sister)
Lex B. Cole (brother)
Alva L. Cole (brother)
Helen M. (White) Cole (wife)
Billie J. Cole (son)
Jerry M. Cole Jr. (son)
Bettelyn A. Cole (daughter)
Carolyn Y. Cole (daughter)
Helen A. Cole (daughter)

More information

1st Lt Jerry Merrill Cole was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Billy J. Cole, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Bradley Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.ancestry.com – George Bradley