Newton Cole Jr.

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Biography

Newton Cole grew up in Minter City, Leflore County, Mississippi. NF graduated from Mississippi A&M College with a degree in agriculture and, after WW2, he worked with Mississippi Agriculture Extension Service. He eventually settled back in Leflore County with the Minter City Oil Mill. Later, he bought some land and farmed several acres of cotton and soy beans while still working as a bookkeeper at the Oil Mill.

Military Service

Newton F. Cole was a Senior in college at Mississippi A&M University when he entered the army in WW2. He entered basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi and the university mailed him his diploma. He was assigned to Battery B, 328th Field Artillery Battalion, of the 85th Infantry Division. He served in Italy with the rank of Staff Sergeant.

Detailed Biography of S/Sgt Newton F. Cole, Jr in WW2. [1]

Note: I have intentionally omitted the exact birth and death dates of my parents for security reasonseven though both have passed away.

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Sources

• Steve Cole, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Steve and others.
• Steve Cole Interviews with his father, Newton F. Cole, his mother, as well as aunts and uncles.
• Steve Cole attended a reunion of the veterans of the 337 Infantry Regiment & 328 Field Artillery Battalion & associated units in 1986. Recorded stories told by Sgt. Newton Cole and his lieutenant William Sullivan about details of their training, shipment, combat and touring of Rome and Florence.

1. ↑ Entered by Steve Cole, Sep 1, 2011