World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Rudolph Cole
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT HOSPITAL CORPSMAN SCHOOL, NAVAL HOSPITAL NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, U.S. TRAINING BASE SCOTLAND PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, AIR TRAINING SQUADRON 8, AIR TRAINING SQUADRON 3, AIR TRAINING SQUADRON 1, ABOARD USS MATAGORDA AVP-22, NAVAL HOSPITAL CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, FLEET AIR WING ELEVEN, NAVAL AIR STATION JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, FLEET AIR WING TWELVE, USS LEEDSTOWN APA-56, FLEET AIR WING FIVE, USS SAMUEL CHASE APA-26 AND NAVAL SUPPLY DEPOT NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.