CAPT. Cole, William Purington III
Service number: O-1 010 451
Age: 25
Born: April 10, 1919, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Hometown: Glen Arm, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Family:
Congressman William Purington Cole, Jr. (father)
Edith May (nee Moore) Cole (mother)
Rank: Captain
Function: Armed Infantry Unit Commander
Battalion: 23rd Armed Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 11, 1944
Status: Died Of Wounds
Place of death: German Field Hospital in France
Spot: Not available
Last Known Duty: At the bridgehead across the Moselle River from Dornot, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ Prisoner Of War
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Section 2, site E304 NH
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on June 26, 1941, from Baltimore, Maryland
Other information:
Capt. William Cole was the son of Edith May Moore Cole and U.S. Congressman William Purington Cole Jr. A six term congressman from Maryland.
Capt. Cole was serving as Captain of the 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division, when captured. He died of wounds in a German Aid Station as a POW, possibly in France.
He is buried with his parents.
CAPT. Cole, William Purington III
Service number: O-1 010 451
Age: 25
Born: April 10, 1919, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Hometown: Glen Arm, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Family:
Congressman William Purington Cole, Jr. (father)
Edith May (nee Moore) Cole (mother)
Rank: Captain
Function: Armed Infantry Unit Commander
Battalion: 23rd Armed Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 11, 1944
Status: Died Of Wounds
Place of death: German Field Hospital in France
Spot: Not available
Last Known Duty: At the bridgehead across the Moselle River from Dornot, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ Prisoner Of War
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Section 2, site E304 NH
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on June 26, 1941, from Baltimore, Maryland
Other information:
Capt. William Cole was the son of Edith May Moore Cole and U.S. Congressman William Purington Cole Jr. A six term congressman from Maryland.
Capt. Cole was serving as Captain of the 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division, when captured. He died of wounds in a German Aid Station as a POW, possibly in France.
He is buried with his parents.
Inscription
CAPT, 23 ARMD INF BN, 7 ARMD DIV WORLD WAR II
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