dauntless initiative, unfaltering courage and indomitable determination during a critical period of action, Sergeant Cole served as an inspiration to his comrades, and his stouthearted leadership in the face of almost certain death sustained and enhanced the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country. Other honors The second , an Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyer was named for Sergeant Cole. Cole is homeported in NS Norfolk, Virginia. The ship was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding and delivered to the Navy on March 11, 1996. On October 12, 2000, Cole was damaged by a suicide attack in an act of terrorism while harbored in the Yemeni port of Aden. The first , launched in 1919, was named for a Marine who was killed in World War I. The Marine Corps Reserve training center in Camp Las Flores aboard Marine Corps base Camp Pendleton, California is also named in his honor. The Sgt Darrell S. Cole Band Hall aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico is also named in his honor. See also Bombing of USS Cole List of Medal of Honor recipients List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Battle of Iwo Jima References Specific General 1920 births 1945 deaths People from Park Hills, Missouri United States Marine Corps personnel killed in World War II United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients Battle of Iwo Jima World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor United States Marine Corps non-commissioned officers