Lieutenant Cole was the son of Chester Glen Cole, B.L. '82, and Mrs. Cole, of Corning, N. Y. He attended the Hill School at Pottstown, Pa., and entered Cornell in 1910, receiving the degree of A.B. in 1914. He was a member of Kappa Alpha, and of Beth L¢med and the Hill School Club.
He left Corning in 1916 to become associated with Harris, Forbes & Company, of New York. He attended the First Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg, and received a commission as Second Lieutenant of infantry.
He was sent to France for a special course of training, and at its completion was assigned to an infantry regiment of regulars with which he had been in trench service.
He was Killed in Action on July 19, 1918 and is now buried in Aisne-Marne American Cem., Belleau, France.
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Cole Sidney Townsend
Name:
Sidney Townsend Cole
Rank:
Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-07-19
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Aisne-Marne American Cem., Belleau, France
Plot:
B
Row:
13
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Comments: