Cole Leon J., Jr.

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Leon J., Jr. Cole is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Anglo-American Memorial 1939-1945 (4th & 474th Fighter Groups)

Name:

Leon J., Jr. Cole

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-705493

Unit:

334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-06-11

State:

Tennessee

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Leon J. Cole, Jr. was married to Alice Arts Bennett. He entered the military service in Tennessee. He served in the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, as a Second Lieutenant during World War II.

On June 11, 1944, he took off from Station 356 in Debden, England, on an armed reconnaissance mission. Lt Cole's plane, P-51C #42-103292, struck the ground during a strafing run. The plane regained a little altitude, pouring black smoke from the engine before exploding, ending up on the edge of a creek. His plane crashed northeast of Villedieu-les-Po�les, France.

2Lt Cole is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net