World War II Honoree

William Cole

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Postville, Iowa

INDUCTED INTO SERVICE APRIL 3, 1941 AT FORT DES MOINES, IOWA. BASIC TRAINING CAMP CLAIBORNE, E COMPANY AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY. TECHNICAL SERGEANT, RADIO OPERATOR, 168TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FEBRUARY 19, 1942 TO IRELAND/SCOTLAND INVASION TRAINING NOVEMBER 8, 1942 NORTH AFRICAN INVASION, ALGIERS SEPTEMBER 1943 ITALY. ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO TUNISIA, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, NORTH APENNINES, PO VALLEY. COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE ARROWHEAD, 1 SILVER STAR, L BRONZE BATTLE STAR, 6 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS, 1 SERVICE STRIPE. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS, AUGUST 5, 1945.