About
Charles Walton Cole was born in Schenectady, New York, on July 12, 1925. In June 1943, he received his diploma from Mont Pleasant High School after attending Lincoln Elementary and Central Park Junior High. Prior to joining the Army, he was employed at the Maqua Printing Company.
On September 9, 1943, Charles enlisted in the United States Army. He received his training at Camp Blanding in Florida and Fort Ord in California. He held the rank of Private First Class and served with Company G, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. Charles was sent overseas in March 1944, where he took part in three major battles in the Philippine Islands. It was during the Battle of Mindanao (Min-duh-nau), on May 6, 1945, that he was killed in action. He was only 19 years old. Charles is buried in the Evergreen Memorial Park, Colonie, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
For the Fallen
Laurence Binyon
