World War II Honoree

James C. Cole, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Jamestown, New York

Honored By

Richard W. Cole

Relationship

Son

TRAINED AT CAMP GRUBER, OKLAHOMA; SHIPPED OUT 1942, JOINING 88TH INFANTRY DIVISION, U.S. 5TH ARMY IN ITALY THE SAME YEAR; PARTICIPATED IN THE LIBERATION OF ROME JUNE 5, 1944; TRANSFERRED TO MEDICAL CORPS SOMETIME IN 1944; CAPTURED BY GERMANS IN OCTOBER 1944, SPENT REMAINDER OF WAR IN GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP STALAG 7A, MOOSBERG, BAVARIA, THE LAST CAMP TO BE LIBERATED BEFORE THE END OF THE WAR.