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Trooper
Harold S. Cole was
born in North Pelham, New York in 1924. He
attended and graduated from New Rochelle High
School in 1942.
War was declared on
December 7, 1941. He joined the service as soon
as he could in 1942. He was assigned to Troop F
of the 9th Cavalry. They were segregated at this
time, black enlisted men and white officers. In
1944, the army disbanded the 2nd Cavalry
Division, which included the 9th & 10th
Cavalry Regiments in North Africa.
When the war was
over, he joined the United State Air Force,
which was integrated. He was crew chief on many types of
aircraft, and enjoy travel to many countries. He
retired in
1969.
After the service,
he worked for Grumman Aircraft, Fairchild
Aircraft, Guild Simulator and Lockheed Aircraft
Corporation, from which he retired. He now
manages a condominium complex with 190 units in
Van Nuy California.
In March 1993, he
organized the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the
9th & 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association with
a great deal of help from Colonel Henderson, who
had laid the groundwork in 1988 to form a
chapter in Los Angeles.
Trooper Cole served
as the President of the National Ninth
& Tenth (Horse) Cavalry Association
for four years ( 1997 - 2001 ).
He now lives with
his family, Edwina and Jeffrey, in Van Nuys,
California. As for military career, his first
love will always be for the Buffalo Soldiers,
the 9th & 10th Cavalry Regiments, a proud
and excellent fighting units.
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