George William Cole
Arlington, Virginia
Born March 24, 1923
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
Service Number 023980
Non-hostile Air Crash
Died May 19, 1952 in Korea
Captain Cole was the pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter with Headquarters Squadron, 12th Marine Air Group. On May 19, 1952, while on an operational test flight, his aircraft crashed killing him.
Captain Cole was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
COLE, GEORGE W
CAPT USMC
- VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
- DATE OF BIRTH: 03/24/1923
- DATE OF DEATH: 05/19/1952
- DATE OF INTERMENT: 08/22/1952
- BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 1679-B
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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