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
   
  1944-1944, USAAF Flying Training Command

First Lieutenant
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Rank
First Lieutenant		 AFSC/MOS
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United States
   
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USAAF Flying Training Command
Type
Navy 		 
Parent Unit
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) 		Strength
Formal School
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Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
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Dahlberg, Kenneth Harry, Maj, (1941-1951) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Fernandez, Manuel John, Maj, (1943-1963) A33 AAF MOS 770 First Lieutenant
Hodges, Brian Floyd, 1st Lt, (1941-1944) A23 AAF MOS 770 First Lieutenant
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Novotny, George Peter, 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A08 First Lieutenant
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Aal, Olger Ivan, 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A08 Second Lieutenant
Anderson, Sheldon Keith, Capt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Second Lieutenant
Arnold, Harvie J., 2nd Lt, (1943-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Second Lieutenant
Bigham, Donald G., Capt, (1939-1951) A23 AAF MOS 1091 Second Lieutenant
Birch, William Lloyd, 2nd Lt, (1939-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1092 Second Lieutenant
Blosch, Albert Paul, Lt Col, (1942-1971) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Britton, Warner Alexander, Col, (1943-1973) Second Lieutenant
Chandler, Van Edgar, Col, (1943-1974) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Second Lieutenant
Cullerton, William John, Capt, (1942-1945) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Emerson, Donald Roswell, Capt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Second Lieutenant
Eno, Lillian D. Calkins, 2nd Lt, (1943-1944) Second Lieutenant
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