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World War II

Cole earned 3 bronze service stars on her European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon and 1 on her Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon as follows:
1 Star NORTH AFRICAN OCCUPATION
Algeria-Morocco landings: 8–11 November 1942.
1 Star SICILIAN OCCUPATION
9–15 July 1943.
1 Star SALERNO LANDINGS
9–21 September 1943.
1 Star OKINAWA OPERATION
Assault and occupation of Okinawa: 25 March–25 June 1945.