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	56k	Edward Ball Cole was born 23 September 1879 in Boston, Mass. One of the country's leading experts on machineguns, he received a direct commission in the Marine Corps in World War I. Major Cole received a Distinguished Service Cross for heroism during the Battle of Belleau Wood (10 June 1918) in which he was mortally wounded. He died 18 June 1918 and is buried at Mouroux Cemetery, France. photo is an image of U.S. Marines at the Battle of Belleau Wood.		Robert M. Cieri
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION to the UNITED STATES SHIP COLE for service as set forth in the following Citation: "For outstanding performance as guide for the first wave of landing boats in the attack on Safi, French Morocco, November 8, 1942. Under crossfire from enemy coast defense batteries and machine gun emplacements, the COLE, proceeding through a narrow harbor entrance in total darkness, effectively countered hostile opposition, disembarked a company of U. S. Army assault troops, and supported their attack by accurate fire from her main battery. Her distinctive fulfillment of a difficult and hazardous mission contributed materially to the victorious achievement of the Southern Attack Group.” For the President, Frank Knox Secretary of the Navy
	54k	Undated, seen here in her final configuration, note addition of AA guns forward of the after deck house.		-
	128k	Undated, location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	191k	Undated at what appears to be Philadelphia Navy Yard with a cruiser in the background. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	180k	Undated, location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	216k	Undated, New York.		Ed Zajkowski
	118k	Undated, probably in the Mediterranean circa 1920. The French cruiser in the background is either WALDECK-ROSSEAU or EDGAR QUINET.		Dave Wright
	123k	USS Langley (CV-1) Stacks down, flight quarters, South Pacific, probably in the mid-1930s. USS Cole (DD-155) in the foreground. From the collection of Preston E. Cloud.		Chuck White
	71k	Circa late 1930's.		Marc Piché
	99k	Circa 1943-44, Seen here as modified for troop transport.		-

CDR Isaac Foote Dortch    Jun 19 1919 - ?
(Decommissioned Jul 10 1922 - May 1 1930)
LCDR Benjamin Osborne Wells    ? 1932 - ?
LCDR Ion Purcell    Sep 1934 - Sep 1936 (Later RADM)
(Decommissioned Jan 27 1937 - Oct 16 1939)
LCDR Paul Fleming Dugan    ? 1939 - ?
LCDR Charles William Moses    ? 1940 - ?
LCDR Walter Leo Dyer    ? 1941 - ? (Later RADM)
CDR George Goldston Palmer    Jul 1942 - Jan 1943 (Later RADM)