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Leander "Lee" Judson Cole
Lilah Crowe2023-07-15T18:58:41-05:00
- Name: Leander "Lee" Judson Cole
- Location of Birth: New Hampton, Iowa
- Date of Birth: November 20, 1897
- Date of Death: April 2, 1982 (84 years old)
- Parents: Judson Cole and Armena (Lucian) Cole
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- College:
- Highest Rank: PVT (Private)
- Branch: Army
- Other Branch:
- Date Sworn In: February 23, 1918 (Enlistment Date)
- Place Sworn In:
- Date of Discharge: July 12, 1919 (Discharge Date)
- Place of Discharge:
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Information in the United States, World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Leander Judson Cole
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 44
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: November 20, 1897
Birth Place: New Hampton, Iowa, USA
Residence Place: Hibbing, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: February 14, 1942
Registration Place: Hibbing, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
Employer: Village of Hibbing Number 4 Fire Hall
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 180
Complexion: Dark
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Ellen Margret Cole
Information in the United States, Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939:
Name: Leander Judson Cole
Departure Date: May 10, 1918
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Hersey
Address: Rural Route 1, Box 76
Residence Place: Cohasset, Minnesota
Father: Judson F. Cole
Ship: Pastores
Military Unit: 20th Engineers
Rank: Private
Notes: Company E, 10th Battalion, 20th Engineers
- Wars Involved:
World War I
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Siblings were Mable (Cole) Walsh, Clair Cole, Alan Cole, Lois (Cole) Gelting, and Avis (Cole) Retzlaff.
Surviving are a daughter, Frances (Leslie) Johnson; three sisters, Mabel (Edward J.) Walsh, Lois (Leo) Gelting; and Avis (Earl) Retzlaff; a brother, Alan J; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Lee died at Leisure Hills Nursing Home in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot I-G-12-0-8)
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