Cole, Charles Harold, Jr., Lt Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1021A-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1945-1945, Status - POW/MIA
Service Years
1938 - 1966
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Lieutenant Colonel

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Home State
Missouri
Missouri
 Year of Birth
1920
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Cole, Charles Harold, Jr., Lt Col USAF(Ret).

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Contact Info
Home Town
St. Joseph, Missouri		 Last Address
Peoria, Arizona
Date of Passing
Oct 31, 2003		  
Location of Interment
Sunland Memorial Park - Sun City, Arizona

 Official Badges 

Air Training Command Instructor (pre-1966) Commander Air Force Retired AAFTTC Instructor




 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Air Ace American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
American Fighter Aces AssociationAir Force Memorial (AFM)
  2015, American Fighter Aces Association
  2017, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He shot down 5 enemy aircraft and destroyed 6 on the ground before he was shot down and became a POW.
 
   
Other Comments:

Sources:
Enlistment record:
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=3&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=charles+h+cole+jr&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=1368418&rlst=1368418,6679419,6798534
POW record:
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=466&mtch=3&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=charles+h+cole&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=54071&rlst=54071,54069,54070
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1376
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114823906
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_cole_c_h.php
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_020.php
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=20
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/77th_Fighter_Squadron#World_War_II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55th_Fighter_Squadron#World_War_II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Operations_Group#World_War_II
http://www.20thfightergroup.com/pilots-gallery.html
http://www.20thfightergroup.com/aces.html
   
  1945-1945, Status - POW/MIA

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Last Updated: Feb 28, 2023
   
   
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Status - POW/MIA
Cassel, William L., 2nd Lt, (1943-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1035 [Other Service Rank]
Hurley, Richard M., 2nd Lt, (1943-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1093 [Other Service Rank]
Tobiason (Whittle), Reba Z., 1st Lt, (1941-1946) A31 AAF MOS 3100 [Other Service Rank]
Vanaman, Arthur William, Maj Gen, (1917-1954) A11 AAF MOS 9301 Brigadier General
Alkire, Darr Hayes, Brig Gen, (1924-1956) Colonel
Brugge, Byron Elias, Col, (1934-1945) Colonel
Carmichael, Richard Henry, Maj Gen, (1928-1961) A23 AAF MOS 1060 Colonel
Malmstrom, Einar Axel, Col, (1929-1954) Colonel
Smart, Jacob Edward, Gen, (1927-1966) Colonel
Spivey, Delmar Taft, Maj Gen, (1924-1956) Colonel
Aring, Wilbur W., Brig Gen, (1931-1965) Lieutenant Colonel
Clark, Albert Patton, Lt Gen, (1932-1974) Lieutenant Colonel
Duke, Florimond J.D., Col, (1917-1963) Lieutenant Colonel
Edner, Selden Raymond, Lt Col, (1942-1949) Lieutenant Colonel
Gabreski, Francis Stanley, Col, (1940-1967) 01 Lieutenant Colonel
Greening, Charles Ross, Col, (1936-1957) Lieutenant Colonel
Hedlund, Earl Clifford, Lt Gen, (1938-1973) Lieutenant Colonel
Hillman, Donald Edison, Col, (1940-1962) Lieutenant Colonel
Reddell, William Harold, Maj Gen, (1941-1972) Lieutenant Colonel
Woods, Sidney Sterling, Col, (1937-1962) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Lieutenant Colonel
Zemke, Hubert A., Col, (1936-1966) Lieutenant Colonel
Andrew, Stephen Wallace, Lt Col, (1935-1951) Major
Beeson, Duane Willard, Lt Col, (1942-1947) Major
Caplan, Leslie, Maj, (1941-1946) A31 AAF MOS 3162 Major
Cleven, Gale Winston, Col, (1940-1955) Major
Cleven, Gale Winston, Col, (1940-1955) Major
Collins, Frank Junior, Brig Gen, (1934-1967) Major
Egan, John Clarence, Col, (1940-1961) Major
Goodson, James Alexander, Lt Col, (1942-1959) Major
Johnson, Gerald Walter, Lt Gen, (1941-1974) Major
Jones, David Mudgett, Maj Gen, (1930-1973) Major
Koral, Walter Joseph, Lt Col, (1941-1968) Major
O'Connor, Frank Quinn, Col, (1940-1963) Major
Anderson, Sheldon Keith, Capt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Asbell, Fredrick W., Capt, (1942-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1039 Captain
Bank, Bertram A., Maj, (1941-1947) Captain
Bennett, Joseph Houston, Maj, (1941-1946) Captain
Dahlberg, Kenneth Harry, Maj, (1941-1951) Captain
Emmer, Wallace Nathan, Capt, (1941-1945) Captain
Encinias, Miguel, Lt Col, (1939-1971) 112 1121Z Captain
Everest, Frank Kendall, Brig Gen, (1941-1973) Captain
Godfrey, John Trevor, Maj, (1943-1953) Captain
Griffin, Thomas Carson, Maj, (1939-1959) Captain
Hammer, Roy A., Maj, (1943-1946) A23 AAF MOS 1091 Captain
Krambo, Victor Peter, Capt, (1942-1945) Captain
McKeon, Joseph Thomas, Lt Col, (1941-1963) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Morris, James Madison, Lt Col, (1942-1969) Captain
Olbinski, Joseph M., Capt, (1941-1944) Captain
Paschal, Thomas Clayton, Capt, (1940-1944) Captain
Scarborough, Francis H., Capt, (1940-1945) Captain
Schulte, Norman Edward, Capt, (1942-1944) Captain
Seitzinger, Bernard Karl, Maj, (1939-1951) Captain
Short, Robert B., Col, (1937-1970) 00 Captain
Starck, Walter Edwin, Col, (1942-1965) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Taylor, Robert Preston, Maj Gen, (1940-1966) A32 AAF MOS 5310 Captain
Williams, Griffith Paul, Maj, (1940-1952) Captain
Winn, Rex Tremaine, Capt, (1942-1945) Captain
Zamperini, Louis Silvie, Capt, (1941-1946) Captain
Agan, Arthur Columbus, Lt Gen, (1937-1970) First Lieutenant

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