Name
Shelby O. Cole - "Pappy"
Born
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e-mail
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Date
Service
Unit
1941-Jun-12
USNR
VP-44 (#2)
1944-Jun-06
USNR
VP-43
1944-Oct-01
USNR
VPB-43
Date
Rate
1941-Jun-12
Ensign
1942-Jan-07
Lt.(jg)
1942-May-18
Lieutenant
1944-Jun-06
Lt.Cmdr
Citation
Date
Post
Action
1941-Jun-12
Pilot
Flight: Familiarization/Test - 2.1 hours
1941-Jun-18
Pilot
Flight: Familiarization - 2.0 hours
1941-Jun-20
Pilot
Flight: Navigation/Extended - 8.3 hours. "San Diego, Calif. to Seattle, Wash"
1941-Jun-23
Pilot
Flight: Navigation/Extended - 8.7 hours. "Seattle, Wash to San Diego, Calif"
1941-Jun-25
Pilot
Flight: Tactical - 2.3 hours
1941-Jun-26
Pilot
Flight: Familiarization - 1.4 hours
1941-Jul-08
Pilot
Flight: Familiarization/Instrument - 2.0 hours
1941-Jul-10
Pilot
Flight: Familiarization/Navigation/Instrument - 2.3 hours
1941-Jul-14
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Familiarization - 2.0 hours
1941-Jul-18
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Navigation/Instrument - 2.3 hours
1941-Jul-21
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Familiarization - 2.0 hours
1941-Jul-22
Pilot
Flight: Scouting - 3.7 hours
1941-Aug-05
Pilot
Flight: Scouting/Instrument/Communication - 4.4 hours
1941-Aug-06
Pilot
Flight: Extended - 3.5 hours. "Alameda to San Diego, Calif."
1941-Aug-07
Pilot
Flight: Gunnery - 1.3 hours
1941-Aug-08
Pilot
Flight: Extended/Scouting - 13.7 hours. "San Diego to Alameda Calif."
1941-Aug-09
Pilot
Flight: Extended/Scouting - 9.0 hours. "Alameda to San Diego, Calif."
1941-Aug-21
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.0 hours
1941-Aug-21
Pilot
Flight: Communication - 3.1 hours
1941-Aug-25
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 1.9 hours
1941-Aug-25
Pilot
Flight: Test - 2.6 hours
1941-Aug-27
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 1.2 hours
1941-Aug-28
Pilot
Flight: Bombing - 2.9 hours
1941-Aug-29
Pilot
Flight: Bombing - 3.0 hours
1941-Aug-29
Pilot
Flight: Bombing - 2.5 hours
1941-Sep-08
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.0 hours
1941-Sep-10
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.1 hours
1941-Sep-11
Pilot
Flight: Night - 2.7 hours
1941-Sep-12
Pilot
Flight: Bombing - 1.9 hours
1941-Sep-16
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.1 hours
1941-Sep-26
Pilot
Flight: Familiarization - 1.4 hours
1941-Oct-03
Pilot
Flight: Familiarization/Instrument - 2.5 hours
1941-Oct-22
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.3 hours
1941-Dec-07
Pilot
Flight: Scouting/Night - 5.1 hours. While on anti-submarine patrol, other observation planes requested assistance (a bomb run) in attacking a submarine. Pappy Cole determined the target was a whale and directed the other planes to hold their fire.
1942-Jan-07
Pilot
Flight: Test - 1.5 hours
1942-Jan-08
Pilot
Flight: Extended - 5.4 hours. "San Diego to Alameda"
1942-Jan-14
Pilot
Flight: [Training (qualified pilots) or Familiarization] - 2.1 hours
1942-May-12
Pilot
Flight: Night - 1.0 hours
1942-May-18
Pilot
Flight: Ferry - 0.3 hours. "To P.H. + return"
1942-Jul-30
Pilot
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 1.0 hours
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