Everett B. Cole (1910-2001) was an

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short stories and a professional soldier. He fought at

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during World War II and worked as a signal maintenance and property officer at

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, retiring in 1960. He got a bachelor's degree in Math and Physics and became a Math, Physics, and Chemistry teacher at Yorktown High School in Texas. His first science fiction story, "Philosophical Corps" was published in the magazine ''

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'' in 1951. His

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of that story and two others, '' The Philosophical Corps'', was published by

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in 1962. A second novel, ''The Best Made Plans'', was serialized in ''

'' in 1959, but never published in book form. He also co-authored historical books about the south Texas region.

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