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Pfc. Howard Wesley Cole

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Pfc. Howard Wesley Cole Veteran

Birth
Greensboro, Orleans County, Vermont, USA
Death
29 Jul 1944 (aged 25)
Italy
Burial
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy Add to Map
Plot
Section F ~ Row 3 ~ Grave 31
Memorial ID
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Howard served as a Private First Class, 898th Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Orleans County, Vermont prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on January 28, 1942 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He was noted as being employed as a Railroad clerk and also as Single, without dependents.

Howard was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 31041996

( Bio & Family Links by: Russ Pickett )
Howard served as a Private First Class, 898th Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Orleans County, Vermont prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on January 28, 1942 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He was noted as being employed as a Railroad clerk and also as Single, without dependents.

Howard was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 31041996

( Bio & Family Links by: Russ Pickett )

Inscription

PFC 898 AAA AW BN

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Vermont.



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  • Maintained by: Russ Pickett
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56362875/howard_wesley-cole: accessed ), memorial page for Pfc. Howard Wesley Cole (19 Apr 1919–29 Jul 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56362875, citing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).