Everett B. Cole

Everett B. Cole (1910-2001) was an American writer of science fiction short stories and a professional soldier.

He fought at Omaha Beach during World War II and worked as a signal maintenance and property officer at Fort Douglas, Utah, retiring in 1960.

His first science fiction story, "Philosophical Corps" was published in the magazine Astounding in 1951.

His fix-up of that story and two others, The Philosophical Corps, was published by Gnome Press in 1962.

A second novel, The Best Made Plans, was serialized in Astounding in 1959, but never published in book form.