World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George S. Cole
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Smyrna, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A MILITARY POLICEMAN AND WAS PART OF THE COASTAL DEFENSE. HE WAS ASSIGNED WITH THE ANTI-SUBMARINE GROUP AND WHILE ON PATROL, HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED AND HE SPENT THREE DAYS ADRIFT ON A LIFE RAFT WITH FELLOW SURVIVORS.