Gene Harold Cole
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 50532 - 1Lt Gene Harold Cole, 55FG
Gene Cole was assigned as a fighter pilot to the 330th Fighter Squadron of the 329th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force. He was then transferred to the 343rd Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group and served with the group in England.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Huntington Park, Los Angeles, CA | 20 October 1921 | Son of Harold C and Frances H [Schmitendorf] Cole. |
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Enlisted |
John Wayne Airport (SNA), 18601 Airport Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707, USA | 21 July 1942 | Santa Ana AAF, California |
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Other Based |
3455 Senn St, San Diego, CA 92136, USA | 1 March 1944 | Assigned to 330FS, 329FG, 5AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Long Beach Airport, 4100 Donald Douglas Dr, Long Beach, CA 90808, USA | 26 September 1946 | Taxiing Accident Long Beach AAF, CA Cat 3 damage Lt Gene H Cole, 26-Sep-46. AT-6C 41-32329 - 416AAFBU ADC |
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Died |
California, USA | 16 September 1989 | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Other Promotion |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6 3SD, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Based |
Wormingford | Transferred to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Riverside National CemeteryRiversideRiverside County, CA | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside Riverside County, California |
