Hugh M. Cole
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Hugh Marshall Cole (July 14, 1910 – June 5, 2005) was an American
Born in Pittsford, Michigan, Cole studied as a young man and achieved his doctorate in history in 1937 from the University of Minnesota. He taught at both Macalester College and the University of Chicago until 1942.
Cole became a U.S. Army officer in 1942. After serving as the chief of foreign area and language studies for the Army Specialized Training Program, he was assigned as a historical officer on the staff of General
Subsequently, Cole served as the European Theater deputy historian, and then as theater historian in December 1945. After leaving military service, he joined the
Following his work with OCMH, Cole worked as an operations research specialist with the Johns Hopkins University's Operations Research Office and later with the Research Analysis Corporation. During 1976–77, Cole held the Harold K. Johnson Chair of Military History at the Army War College.
Cole died on June 5, 2005, of peripheral vascular disease in Alexandria, Virginia.[1]
Education
- B.A., Wheaton College, 1931.
- M.A. and Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1933, 1937.
References
- ^ "Cole obituary on wildbillguarnere.com". Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2008-07-19.