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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: COLE
First name: EMILE
Home of Record (official): BATON ROUGE
State (official): LA
Date of Birth: Friday, April 12, 1940
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Married
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SSG
Serial Number: 54331777
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E6
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11D40
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
A Troop 1st Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Wednesday, July 19, 1967
Date of Casualty: Sunday, January 14, 1968
Age at time of loss: 27
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Other explosive device (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Binh Duong
The Wall: Panel 34E - Row 047