[1] Cole was a flight instructor for the United States Navy in World War II.
Cole flew a 450 hp 1951 Stearman 75 with wingwalking apparatus and his name painted on the sides.
[3] Cole was one of the founding members of the Red Devils aerobatic team with Bob Heuer and Gene Soucy.
[7] In the late 1970s Cole taught aerobatic training for civilian Beechcraft Bonanza pilots in a 1968 E33C.
[8] Marion's son Donald Cole, became the first person to solo in a Pitts S2A.