Cole, Arthur Paul
- Date of birth:
- March 7th, 1922 (Lafe/Arkansas, United States)
- Date of death:
- June 13th, 2005 (Paragould/Arkansas, United States)
- Service number:
- 38 665 928
- Nationality:
- American
Biography
Arthur Cole enlistes on April 17th, 1944 at Camp JT Robinson, Arkansas. He left for the Mediterranean on November 13th, 1944, arriving there on November 16th. His unit served in Central europe as from February 16th, 1945. On November 31st, 1945 he left for the United States, arrving there on December 4th. He was honorably discharged on December 11th, 1945 as Private 1st class at the Separation Center Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Company B, 253rd Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division
- Awarded on:
- March 11th, 1945
General Orders No.39, Headquarters 253rd Infantry Regiment, March 11th, 1945.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Company B, 253rd Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1945
Awarded for a wound received in Germany on April 20th, 1945.
General Orders No.40, Headquarters 178th General Hospital, May 5th, 1945.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Company B, 253rd Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division
- Awarded on:
- May 6th, 1945
General Orders No.13, Headquarters 63rd Infantry Division, May 6th, 1945.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Private 1st Class
- Unit:
- Company B, 253rd Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division
- Awarded on:
- December 11th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Company B, 253rd Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division
- Awarded on:
- 1945
Received with three bronze campaign stars for "RHINELAND", "CENTRAL-EUROPE" and "ROME-ARNO".
General Orders No.33/40, War Department (1945).
Sources
- Photo 1: Pauletta Duvall
- - Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge
- Certification of Death