World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Floyd Clinton Cole
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Middletown, New York
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
HE SERVED AS A GUNNERY OFFICER ON THE DESTROYER MINELAYER THOMAS E. FRASER DM-24. SURVIVING KAMIKAZE ATTACKS, HIS SHIP AND CREW FIGURED PROMINENTLY IN THE IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA CAMPAIGNS DURING THE LIBERATION OF THE PACIFIC THEATER.