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Lieutenant Colonel Robert George Cole (March 19, 1915 – September 18, 1944) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the days following the D-Day Normandy invasion of World War II.
U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Robert George Cole was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II.
- The Carentan Causeway – Purple Heart Lane
- The Bayonet Charge
- Robert Cole and The Medal of Honor
- Medal of Honor Citation
The task of attacking and securing Carentan was assigned to Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cole, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. Cole, a Texan and 1939 West Point graduate, had roughly 700 of his tired and haggard paratroopers readied for the advance. After determining that there were no other viable ap...
Having sent the weakened Company I to the rear, Cole brought up three companies (H, G, and headquarters) – 265 men in total – for the morning assault. Ordering the men to fix bayonets and load fresh clips, Cole blew his whistle at 6:15am on June 11 and surged forward towards the German positions in farmhouses and behind hedgerows to their front rig...
Robert Cole’s brave actions at Carentan led to his being awarded the Medal of Honor on October 4, 1944. Unfortunately, Cole was not able to receive this honor in person. On September 18, 1944, Lieutenant Colonel Cole was shot and killed by a German sniper near the town of Best during Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands. Cole’s widow and two-...
For gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his own life, above and beyond the call of duty on 11 June 1944, in France. Lt. Col. Cole was personally leading his battalion in forcing the last 4 bridges on the road to Carentan when his entire unit was suddenly pinned to the ground by intense and withering enemy rifle, machinegun, mortar, and artille...
Dec 1, 1994 · Robert George Cole, Medal of Honor recipient, was born on March 19, 1915. He was the son of Clarence Leroy Cole, an army doctor, and Clara Cole, an elementary school teacher, at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert George Cole was a U.S. Army officer who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II. Robert George Cole was born on 19 March 1915 at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, TX, to Colonel Clarence F. Cole, an Army doctor, and Clara H. Cole.
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Lieutenant Colonel Robert George Cole (ASN: 0-22028), United States Army, for gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his own life, above and beyond the call of duty on 11 June 1944, while serving with 3d Battalion, 502d Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st ...
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After the devastating and unceasing enemy fire had for over 1 hour prevented any move and inflicted numerous casualties, Lt. Col. Cole, observing this almost hopeless situation, courageously issued orders to assault the enemy positions with fixed bayonets.
