Cole completed his first overseas tour of duty and returned to the United States in February 1943, where he joined First Battalion, Twenty-Third Marines, then forming as a part of the Fourth Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Not too happy in his role of field music when he had joined a fighting outfit to fight and after acquitting himself meritoriously as a machine gunner in the absence of the regular gunner, he applied for a change in rating, but was refused due to the shortage of buglers.
Completing instruction, he was transferred to the First Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, and on August 7, 1942, reached the shores of Guadalcanal for the first American offensive of World War II. On August 25 ,1941, Cole enlisted in the Marine Corps for the duration of the National Emergency, and following a boot training at Parris Island, South Carolina, he was appointed to the Field Music School for training as a Marine Corps Field Music, the equivalent of a bugler. Click here to see which USS COLE memorabilia are currently for sale on ebay.Ībout the Ship’s Name, about Sergeant Darrell Samuel Cole:.It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS COLE. But LAMPS 3 electronics installed on landing deck for coordinated DDG/helicopter ASW operations.Īrmament: two Mk 41 VLS for Standard missiles, Tomahawk Harpoon missile launchers, one Mk 45 5-inch/54 caliber lightweight gun, two Phalanx CIWS, Mk 46 torpedoes (from two triple tube mounts)Ĭrew: 23 Officers, 24 Chief Petty Officers and 291 Enlisted Propulsion system: four General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine enginesĭisplacement: approx. General Characteristics:īuilder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss USS COLE is the 17 th ARLEIGH BURKE class guided missile destroyer and first ship in the Navy named after Marine Corps Sergeant Darrell Samuel Cole. General Characteristics Crew List Memorabilia Cruise Books COs of USS Cole About the Name "Cole" Accidents aboard USS Cole Image Gallery to end of page
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