Elizabeth in Allen Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
SSG Timothy Bruce Cole, Jr. - Bronze Star with Valor
KIA June 6, 2007, Ah Sadah, Iraq
| | Operation Iraqi Freedom | |
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 12, 2018
1. Bronze Star with Valor - SSG Timothy Bruce Cole, Jr. Marker
On March 5, 2007, three months prior to his death while conducting a dismounted patrol SSG Cole's element came under heavy enemy machine gun fire from the north and west. One of SSG Cole's section members, PFC Finck, was immediately hit after returning fire and attempting to find cover. Without regard for his own life, SSG Cole moved forward to an uncovered position to provide suppressive fire to allow the platoon medic to move forward to treat PFC Finck, who had received multiple gunshot wounds to the lower body. After establishing a support by fire to suppress the enemy, SSG Cole moved back to assist in treating PFC. Finck. After stabalizing the casualty, SSG Cole moved his element over 200 meters through thick vegetation to get PFC Finck to the QRF in order to facilitate the Medvac, SSG Cole was able to successfully hold back an enemy attack that outnumbered his own section until the QRF was able to arrive to provide assistance. It was due to SSG Cole's valorous actions and leadership under fire that PFC Finck survived.
SSG Cole's heroic actions were directly responsible for saving the life of a fellow paratrooper. His courage under fire are in keeping with the finest traditions of Military service and reflect distinct credit upon himself, Task Force Headhunter, The 82nd Airborne Division and the United States Army.
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Location. 30° 51.904′ N, 92° 48.112′ W. Memorial is in Elizabeth, Louisiana, in Allen Parish. It is on Dogwood Street, on the right when traveling north. Located at the northern terminus of Dogwood Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Elizabeth LA 70638, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Town of Elizabeth (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Confederate Military Road (approx. 6.1 miles away); SSG Timothy B. Cole, Jr. (approx. 8.9 miles away); Vietnam Memorial (approx. 9 miles away); Sgt. Leroy Johnson (approx. 9 miles away); Vietnam KIA Memorial (approx. 9 miles away); Religion in the Neutral Strip (approx. 9.3 miles away); Old Campground (approx. 12 miles away).
More about this memorial. Site is within the Hampton Memorial Cemetery. Hours of sun up to sun down.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 12, 2018
2. Bronze Star with Valor - SSG Timothy Bruce Cole, Jr. Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 12, 2018
3. Bronze Star with Valor - SSG Timothy Bruce Cole, Jr. Marker
October 12, 2018
4. Reverse side of Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 753 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 20, 2018.
