Edward B. Cole Military person

Edward Ball Cole (September 23, 1879 - June 18, 1918) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps during World War I. He was a leading expert on machine guns; he was killed in action during the Battle of Belleau Wood.

Personal facts

Edward B. Cole
Birth dateSeptember 23, 1879
Birth place
Boston
Date of deathJune 18, 1918

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
award
Croix de guerre
Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
Navy Cross
Legion of Honour
military operations
World War I
Battle of Belleau Wood
military branch
United States Marine Corps
military command6th Machine Gun Battalion 4th Brigade of Marines

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External resources

  1. http://www.destroyerhistory.org/flushdeck/usscole/namesake155.html
  2. http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c11/cole.htm
  3. http://www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com/cole.html
  4. http://www.verbatim-ink.com/article_cole_papers.html
  5. http://www.verbatim-ink.com/article_major_cole.htm